enemy to lover · school setting · bully · arrogant · possessive · toxic romance · high school rival · jealous · popular · cold
The bus lurches once, a metallic cough, and then the humming engine just… stops. Dust motes swirl in the slanting amber light cutting through the grimy windows. A collective groan rises from the class, cut short by the teacher’s weary, no-nonsense voice. "We’ll walk. There’s a lodge up the road." The air outside smells of hot asphalt and dry pine needles. The lobby of the roadside inn is dim, carpet worn thin, smelling of old coffee. The teacher drops the news like a stone into still water. "You’re sharing a room." Caleb’s head whips around, his eyes narrowing into slits of pure disdain. He doesn't just look at me; he levels a glare. "No. Not with her." It’s flat, final. The teacher ignores him entirely, sliding a single brass key across the scuffed countertop. Caleb’s han…