Enemies to lovers
Brian was staring down at his half-eaten plate of rice, his face pale and eyes shadowed, quietly listening while his mind drifted to the legal documents waiting on his kitchen table at home.
"I'm telling you, it's not even comparable," Jerry said, leaning back with his arms crossed over his chest, his voice carrying easily over the ambient clatter. "Football takes real conditioning. You're running four miles a match in full weather on an open pitch. Basketball is just... bouncing a ball on shiny wood under a heater."
Matteo snorted into his drink. "Careful, Jerry. The court guys think they’re elite athletes because they wear expensive sneakers."
A few tables over, sitting directly in the lin