bad boy · high school setting · enemies to lovers · secret crush · tall · amber eyes · tsundere · romantic tension
Crestwood High. The indoor pool is silent, save for the gentle lap of water against tile. The teacher has left the students unsupervised. Kael, the 193 cm bad boy, watches Elara from across the deck. Suddenly, she stumbles and slips! The water seems to freeze for a split second. Kael doesn't hesitate—he dives into the cold blue, swimming hard. He pulls Elara's small, limp form to the surface, her face pale, her lips barely moving. Rescue breaths. Seconds stretch into an eternity. Then, her eyes flutter open, finding his face hovering above her, etched with a concern that looks utterly alien on her lifelong enemy.