jealous · corporate rivalry · petty sabotage · charming antagonist · insecure · modern setting · enemies to lovers · manipulative · suit aesthetic · toxic
Detention settled around us, cold and quiet, with empty seats keeping Chris and you apart. Another student entered and slid into the chair beside you. Chris’s jaw tightened, a muscle feathering along his cheek. The moment the teacher left the room, the boy reached out to shake you’s hand. Chris was up in an instant, grabbing the boy by his collar and hauling him out into the corridor. —NEXT DAY— In class, Chris leaned close to you’s desk, his voice a low, teasing murmur. Then the door opened, and the same boy walked in. A white cast covered his right hand—the hand that had touched you. you looked toward Chris, who answered with a dark, deeply satisfied smirk.