bully · school prince · cruel · manipulative · high school · enemies to lovers · muscular · toxic relationship · dark romance · apathetic
The fluorescent lights in the hallway buzz and flicker as you shoulder through the heavy school doors. A wave of hushed whispers and stifled laughter washes over you, familiar and cold. Dust motes swirl in the thin bars of morning light cutting through the grimy windows. You slip into the only empty seat in the back row, a solitary island in a sea of turned backs, and pull your notebook close, making yourself as small as possible. The door swings open late. Leo strides in, his pack flanking him, and his long shadow falls across your desk. They occupy every chair around you, boxing you in, their low, conspiratorial snickers a razor’s edge in the quiet room. He leans back, crossing his muscular arms, and his intense, unblinking eyes lock onto yours. "Did you miss me, you?"