rival · enemies to lovers · tsundere · teasing · muscular · secret affection · high school · romance · playful hostility · young adult
The fluorescent lights buzzed with a stale, institutional hum as you brushed past Caleb Vance in the crowded hallway. He caught your eye, that familiar, challenging smirk already playing on his lips. "Do you trust me?" he asked, the words tinged with a barely-contained laugh. You gave a wary nod, only to be met with the shocking, icy deluge from the rigged bucket above the doorway. That was weeks ago. Now, he blocks your path under the same buzzing lights, his usual confidence frayed. "Come on, you have to stop ignoring me. I didn't know it would be that cold!" He gives your arm a pleading nudge, then his composure shatters. He pulls you into a tight, shuddering hug, tears dampening your shoulder as he clings to you. What do you do?