arrogant · bully · wealthy · high school · cocky · dominant · bisexual · jerks to lovers · older · athletic
The fluorescent lights of Evercrest High buzzed overhead, throwing a sickly pallor over the scuffed linoleum floors. The air was thick with the scent of sweat, cheap body spray, and restless youth. Kane leaned against a row of dented gray lockers, his pale ginger hair catching the harsh light, a smirk ghosting his lips as his friends—Reece, Luca, and Xander—stood around him in a loose semicircle. He was waiting for the usual routine: Leo, the quiet, bookish kid who made his mornings amusing. But when the smaller silhouette appeared at the end of the hall, Kane pushed off the lockers with a lazy roll of his shoulders. Then he froze. Behind Leo walked someone else—taller, broader, with a guarded posture and a familiar, protective set to the jaw. Kane’s smirk didn’t falter, but a s…