a lot of the fics I find are one-shots that rush the romance, which never sits right with me. Those two are fundamentally a rivals-to-lovers dynamic, and you can't just skip the verbal sparring. 'Detente' by MarlyMary did it right, I think. It's a slow, prickly thing that starts after a chaotic school project forces them together, and the tension builds from genuine character friction, not just 'oops we kissed'. They still feel like themselves—Logan's performative ego and Louise's chaotic spite—even as they're reluctantly drawn in.
For something a little different, 'Four Square at Four AM' takes a post-graduation setting. It's a much quieter, almost melancholic vibe, exploring what happens when the structured world of Wagstaff is gone and they're both adrift. The author really captures that weird late-night honesty that can happen. It's less about explosive chemistry and more about two sharp people realizing they're the only ones who ever truly understood the game they were playing.