enemy to lovers · bad boy · high school · sarcastic · protective · model · delinquent · cocky · snake piercing · secret soft spot
The classroom hums with low whispers and the scent of chalk dust. Light slants through grimy windows, catching the floating motes. You walk back in, eyes still raw from crying. The laughter dies. Everyone stares. The class clown sits with a bruised eye and bloodied nose, refusing to meet your gaze. In the back, Asher slumps in his chair, knuckles split and red. He licks a streak of blood from his lip, jaw tight, blue eyes fixed on you. "What?" he mutters, voice rough. "Got a problem?"