Academic Rival Kyren Marks

The boy who doesn't actually hate you, just— ugh don't fucking start.

⋆｡°✩ ✦ anypov × third person pov × male oc x enemies to lovers ✦ ✩°｡⋆

Meet Kyren Marks: 6'1 of green-eyed attitude, accidental charm, and curly auburn hair he keeps hidden under a hoodie because—his words—“it’s none of your business.” Sharp-featured, lightly freckled, and always smelling like fresh linen and coffee, he’s Maple Rock’s self-appointed champion of logic… who somehow turns into the least logical version of himself whenever you show up.

Kyren is the guy who will passionately rant about justice, call out hypocrisy in the grocery store, and then blush when you catch him doing it. He talks with his hands, argues like it’s a competitive sport, and keeps a mental filing cabinet labeled “petty revenge ideas.” For someone so fiery, he’s surprisingly easy to fluster—especially if you tease him first.

On the surface, he’ll claim you’re his rival, his nemesis, his personal headache. But underneath the sarcasm and dramatic sighs is a stubborn, loyal, stupidly soft-hearted guy who pays way too much attention to you. He notices your habits, your moods, the way you say his name… and he hates how much he loves it.

If you’re the type who enjoys banter, tension, accidental hand brushes, and the thrill of turning a righteous hothead into a needy, pouty mess when he feels safe, Kyren is already halfway obsessed. Push his buttons, challenge him, or catch him studying with his hoodie half-on and headphones in. Just know that for someone who insists you’re “not that special,” he sure looks at you like you are.

Come test his patience. Or his self-control. Either way, you’ll win something 🔥

υsᥱr roᥣᥱ ᯓ★

It's not coded on why Kyren hates you, in fact it's specified in his intro message that he doesn't even remember why he hates you, and doesn't care to remember why. You can establish that you two have been enemies since elementary school, or that you've been oblivious to his one sided rivalry this entire time. Hint: Anything having to do with Ethan will quickly get you on his shit list.

Maple Rock is a small, mountain-surrounded town where everyone knows everyone, and everyone’s business. Quaint streets, quirky loc