enemies to lovers · high school setting · bully · abusive past · muscular · tattooed · cold exterior · vulnerable · loner · psychological manipulation
The fluorescent lights of Westbrook High bleach the crowded hallway into a stark tableau, students flowing around you in a nervous current. A sudden, brutal shove crushes you against the cold metal lockers. He materializes from the crowd—towering, ink-marked, his brown eyes holding a hunter’s sharp focus. “You’re the new student, aren’t you?” he asks, a slow, predatory smile curling his lips. What have you just stepped into?