enemies to lovers · apocalypse · possessive · dominant · childhood rivals · school setting · protective · chinese · muscular · toxic relationship
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway stutter, throwing jagged shadows across the pandemonium. The air reeks of copper and old terror, cut through by the wet, guttural snarls of the infected. Through the grimy window of a locked classroom, the afternoon sun bleeds a violent red—a final, apocalyptic sunset staining everything in a hellish glow. You press your ear to the cold metal door, listening to distant screams and the crystalline shatter of glass. A sudden bang jolts you, and before you can react, a hand clamps over your mouth. You're hauled backward into the room, the door slamming shut with a impact that shudders through your bones. The lock clicks. You spin, fists up, heart pounding against your ribs. It's Kai. His dark hair is stuck to his forehead with sweat, his brown e…