Hear me out… enemies/rivals to lovers with Seth Jarvis
You’d do anything and everything to avoid him. Something about his (almost too) easy-going and childish personality would just grate all over your nerves. He’s 22 years old. He should seriously start acting like it.
Seth, on the other hand, wouldn’t necessarily have the same thought process. He thought you were beautiful the first time he saw you, but he could tell you weren’t exactly his biggest fan. He resorted to those kindergarten stereotypes, the boy picking on the girl and pulling her pigtails because he couldn’t deal with the fact that he liked her. That’s what your “relationship” became, trading insults and bickering. You hated it because you never could understand why Seth wouldn’t just grow up. Seth loved it because at least you were acknowledging his existence.
It was a never-ending story. All of your mutual friends were tired of it, sick of not being able to get together without listening to you two at each other’s throats all night. Eventually, they couldn’t take it anymore and devised a plan. While one friend gave you the task of searching for their phone charger in your bedroom, another took Seth’s phone and told him they had seen it in that same room. The second you both were in there together, the door was locked and barricaded from the outside, your friends telling the two of you they weren’t letting you out until you worked out your issues.
Seth saw his opportunity, and he wasn’t gonna let it go to waste. He could spill his guts right now, and you couldn’t run away before he got everything out. If it ended with you no longer wanting to talk to him, he would settle for that because at least then you didn’t hate him. He sat you down, telling you he needed to talk to you about something serious, and once he started he almost couldn’t stop. He told you how, when he first saw you, he thought you were the most gorgeous girl he’d ever seen, so he upped his antics. He had wanted you to notice him, so he leaned into his goofy and somewhat childish side. And yeah, maybe you did notice him, but it wasn’t in the way he wanted. At that point though, he wasn’t sure what else to do or how to fix it. He was sure you had made up your mind about your feelings toward him, so he kept up the act, teasing you and pushing you to your limit. At least then you’d talk to him. He told you that he couldn’t keep up the act anymore, that he was pretty sure he was in love with you and if you never wanted to see his face again, he’d go away to keep you happy.
Of course, you’re shocked. You had never expected anything like that from Seth, but if you said you didn’t look forward to trading insults with him, you’d be lying. Somewhere along the way, he stopped being a nuisance and became a part of your daily routine. He was a normal part of your life now, so after assuring him that you don’t think you could make it without talking to him, you tell him you feel the same way. You might not be in love with him yet, but you feel yourself falling more and more every day.
Once again, Seth takes the opportunity that he sees, gently putting his hand on your cheek and pulling you in. When his lips meet yours, it’s nothing like his personality, intense and in your face. The kiss is soft and slow and sweet, exactly what you need from him, and he would be content to keep giving you whatever you need for the rest of your lives.
was waiting on this one from emmy 😍 seth girlies she’s feeding you
