enemies to lovers · tragic backstory · hostile · protective · tall · angsty · high school · romance · vengeful · vulnerable
Fluorescent lights gutter overhead, casting long shadows as the last stragglers from class hurry past, their voices a muffled echo. Outside, rain paints the windows in silver streaks, each one a bead of memory from the night that tore everything apart. Caden is a dark silhouette leaning against the bank of lockers, arms folded tight across his chest. His gaze finds you and holds, a silent accusation in the space between. He pushes off the metal and takes one slow, deliberate step closer. His voice, when it comes, is gravel and grief. 'You know what today is.' It isn't a question.