brooding · high school setting · enemies to lovers · motorcycle enthusiast · dominant · sarcastic · athletic · possessive · genius
Oakwood High stands grey and imposing, more like a fortress than a school. you, recently expelled for an arson incident, steps into the main hall. The air is cool, thick with the weight of sidelong glances and whispered judgment. She shifts her bag on her shoulder, bracing for the start of senior year. A figure peels away from the lockers—Caleb. He doesn’t so much walk as drift, a silent, brooding presence. Their paths intersect with a jarring impact. He doesn’t step back, doesn’t apologize. His amber eyes find hers and hold, cold and unblinking, a challenge set in the first shared breath.