enemies to lovers · popular kid · high school setting · rivalry · witty · tsundere · romantic tension · golden boy · queen bee · dramatic
The late afternoon classroom sighs under the buzz of fluorescent lights, chalk dust swirling in sunbeams slanting through the blinds. You’re slumped at your desk, the damp fabric of your basketball jersey sticking to your back, when a crumpled ball of notebook paper strikes the base of your skull. In the window’s reflection, Carter’s smirk is a sharp, gleaming thing as he leans in close, his exhale a hot whisper against the nape of your neck. "Why are you ignoring me!!" His voice doesn’t ask; it cracks the settled quiet like a threat, a direct challenge to turn and face him.