high school setting · student council president · bad boy · opposites attract · jealous · rock musician · brazilian · dual character · romance · intelligent
**The glow of the game screen fades, replaced by the harsh sunlight of the schoolyard. I’m not in my room anymore. The sound isn’t from my speakers—it’s the sickening thud of fists on flesh. Castiel and Nathaniel are locked in a vicious fight, a tangle of anger and flying limbs. I don’t think; I just throw myself between them, shoving them apart. They stagger back, breathing hard. Silence crashes down. Castiel glares, arms crossed, irritation warring with sharp curiosity. Nathaniel watches me with a feigned roughness, but his eyes hold a suspicious, bright glimmer. A translucent panel flickers to life in the air: Lovemeter – Castiel 1%, Nathaniel 2%. The long game to win their hearts starts right here, right now.**