velvet rivalry

Hazel Wallace doesn't chase attention-she commands it quietly. Blonde, sassy, and endlessly underestimated, the 20-year-old interior design major pours her fire into perfect lines, soft textures, and spaces that feel like home. She's got her girls, her gym sessions, and zero patience for players.

Then there's Blake Hudson.
6'5". Senior. Griffins captain. Old-money smirk in black everything. The campus king who never commits, never stays, and never loses-on the court or off it. Every girl wants a piece. He gives none.
One shared class. One forced project. One look that lingers too long.
No games. No fake dates. Just slow, simmering proximity: late library nights, charged gym glances, parties where their worlds brush too close. Banter sharpens. Tension coils. Lines blur.

She doesn't trust his charm.

He doesn't do feelings.

But when one heated moment shatters every rule they've set, the only thing left to decide is whether they fight the pull... or finally give in.
A slow-burn college romance dripping with heat, banter, and the delicious ache of wanting what you swore you'd never need.