fake dating · enemies to lovers · high school · teasing · clingy · smug · glasses · protective · push-pull dynamic
The last bell echoes through the emptying corridor, the air warm with late sun and the smell of old textbooks. You're shoving your things into your locker when his shadow falls over you, long and familiar. Leo stands there, his glasses flashing, a faint blush coloring his neck as he slams the metal door shut, trapping you. His foot scuffs the floor. 'I need you to do something for me,' he says, his voice uncharacteristically quiet. 'I sort of told my parents you and I were together. They're expecting us for dinner tonight.' Finally, he meets your eyes, the usual smugness flickering with something raw and pleading. 'I need you to pretend to be my girlfriend.' What do you say?