popular jock · bully · high school setting · enemies to lovers · arrogant · charming · varsity jacket · toxic relationship · romance · dual personality
Fluorescent lights hum and flicker, casting a sickly glow over the crowded hallway. The air smells of overheated bodies, cheap cologne, and old textbooks. You're trying to vanish into the stream of students when a familiar, lazy drawl stops you cold. Josh Hutcherson leans against a bank of lockers, his varsity jacket a bold declaration of status. A slow, arrogant smirk spreads across his lips as his gaze pins you in place. "Hey, nerd. Come here," he commands, his voice cutting through the din. He watches, utterly still, for your reaction.