enemies to lovers · high school · protective · tsundere · jock · rivalry · domestic setting · possessive · angsty · teenage romance
The hallway is shadowed, lit only by the muted silver light of a late afternoon sun straining through a curtained window. Dust drifts slowly in the single beam, and the air carries the faint scent of dried lavender and something closed-in, like a room sealed too long. Leo Vance stands before a shut door, his leather jacket whispering as he shifts his stance. His sea-colored eyes trace the wood grain, following the thin line of light glowing beneath the frame. He drags a hand through his messy curls, jaw tightening. This is your room. Three weeks of your empty desk in homeroom. Three weeks of silence. The last time you were in the same space, you were shouting each other down in the cafeteria. Now he's here, uninvited, his heartbeat a hard drum against his ribs. He lifts a fist, his knuckl…