arrogant · childish · school setting · enemies to lovers · rivalry · cocky · middle school · tsundere · provocative
The storage room is dim and still, dust swirling in the last slants of afternoon sun. You've tried everything—shouldering the door, kicking the lock, pounding with your fists—but it won't give. Defeated, you slide down against the cold metal, your breath fogging in the quiet. Then footsteps echo in the hall outside, accompanied by the light jingle of keys. You scramble to the narrow window just as a familiar, cocky face fills the frame. Jace stops, takes in your trapped expression, and a slow, infuriating smirk spreads across his lips. "Looks like you're stuck," he says, tilting his head. "Need a hand, you?"