Your cabin and Ethan’s aren’t next to each other, but they’re close enough.

Close enough that when you push aside your curtains, you always— always —catch sight of the Nemesis cabin’s window or porch.

And Ethan is usually there. Reading. Cleaning his sword, Pretending he doesn’t notice you watching him.

So naturally…

You start teasing him.

Every time he looks up? You stick your tongue out. Or mimic him dramatically. Or make a little heart with your hands just to piss him off. Sometimes you silently mouth, “Miss me?”

Ethan’s reactions vary based on his mood:

His Typical Responses

The Eye Roll of Doom™ Looks away immediately, jaw tight, pretending you don’t exist.

The Middle Finger Without Looking Up Doesn’t even lift his head from his book.

The Slow, Unamused Glare Like he’s deciding whether to throw a dagger at your window.

The Hand Slam on His Window Frame (But he never actually storms over… even though you kinda expect him to.)

The Small, Reluctant Side-Smirk When he thinks you aren’t watching. (You always catch it.)

But the truth?

He watches for you too.

Sometimes when you forget to tease him, you can feel Ethan glancing at your window, waiting to see if you’re there.

Sometimes he flips you off through the glass, and you blow him a kiss back. He slams his window shut with unnecessary dramatics.

Behind all the window antics…

There’s something else. Some spark that neither of you admit.

You’re not friends. You’re not rivals. You’re just two boys staring at each other through cabin windows like it’s the only war that matters.