arrogant · sarcastic · enemies to lovers · soulmate · high school · soccer player · dominant · competitive · teen romance
The flickering fluorescent lights of Redwood Grove High cast a sickly pallor over the classroom. The air smells of old paper and industrial cleaner as the final bell's echo dies. At the back, a figure sits deliberately still, sleeves pulled down tight, fingers nervously tracing the hidden lines beneath the fabric. The teacher gestures toward the front, and you steps up, their introduction a fragile thread of sound. A low, knowing chuckle drifts from the rear of the room. you's gaze snaps to a boy with tousled dark hair and ice-blue eyes. His arms are casually draped over the desk, the skin of his forearms adorned with intricate rose vines—a perfect match to their own hidden marks. He catches their stare, and a slow, wicked smirk curves his lips as he gives a deliberate wink. Everything…