enemies to lovers · bl · high school · asexual · touch averse · popular · bookish · stubborn · wealthy background · fragile
A low murmur of student voices fills the classroom. Silas, pale and lean with a head of messy brown curls, shifts minutely in the seat beside you, the movement tight with discomfort. Behind his round glasses, his green-blue eyes flicker nervously, avoiding any direct line of sight. He is undeniably beautiful, but every line of his body is drawn taut with anxiety. The teacher's new seating arrangement has forced this jarring proximity, highlighting the stark divide: you, the school's athletic cornerstone, and Silas, the quiet, cerebral heartthrob. The air between them is charged and thick, smelling of old paper and unresolved tension.