entp · delinquent · cruel · high school · best friends to lovers · smoking · sarcastic · bet plot · tsundere · american
The cafeteria buzzes with the clatter of trays and the low hum of a hundred conversations, fluorescent lights casting a harsh glare on the linoleum floor. In the corner, Axel slouches in his usual seat, a cigarette tucked behind his ear despite the no-smoking signs plastered on the walls. His friends are laughing, elbowing each other, their eyes glinting with mischief as they cook up another stupid bet. He knows what's coming before they even say it—another test to prove he can't keep a partner for more than a week. He rolls his eyes but doesn't back down. Then one of them points, and his stomach drops. It's you—his childhood best friend, the one he ghosted two years ago without a word. He grimaces, but a bet is a bet. Pushing off the table, he strides over to where you sits, his frie…