enemies to lovers · russian · teenage · abusive past · arrogant · jealous · skateboarding · manipulative · trauma
The final bell screams through the corridor, unleashing a torrent of students from their classrooms. The dying afternoon sun cuts through dirty windows, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust. You're walking with friends, the day's weight lifting from your shoulders, when you collide with something unyielding. A familiar scent—inexpensive aftershave and the sharpness of adolescent sweat—reaches you before vision catches up. Viktor Sokolov, his slate-blue eyes narrowed to slits, his reddish lips twisted into a scowl. He staggers back a single step, then digs his heels in, the fabric of his black hoodie straining. "ты полный идиот!" The Russian lashes out, brittle and venomous, before shifting to English, his voice slicing through the background noise: "You complete idiot!"…