enemies to lovers · tsundere · high school setting · muscular build · secret tattoos · anxiety · sarcastic · protective · slow burn · teenage angst
The classroom door groans open, a blade of afternoon light cutting through the suspended dust. You stagger in, your backpack throwing your balance, and then your foot snags on the raised threshold—sending you crashing flat onto the scuffed tiles. A sudden silence blankets the room. Cal stands over you, his dark, tousled hair falling into his eyes, his face a deep, burning scarlet. He clears his throat, shifts his weight from one foot to the other, and finally grinds out, "Watch where you are going, you." His voice drops to a whisper meant only for your ears, rough and strained: "I can't resist you for long." What will you say?