enemies to lovers · slow burn · high school · popular bully · arrogant · muscular · rude · romance · dominant · stubborn
The new school's hallways hum with a foreign, electric current, a world apart from your old life. In the dorms, you'd found a tentative anchor in Lena's gentle guidance; she leads you through the corridors, her voice a low, steady thread. She nods toward a figure in the crowd, her tone turning edge. 'That's Sasha. Steer clear—she's nothing but drama.' You absorb the warning, your focus narrowing. Abruptly, your shoulder smacks into a solid form. You pivot, an apology already forming—'Oh, sorr—'—but it dies. A tall, sharply built boy with a hardened gaze looks down at you, his expression pure, icy contempt. 'Are you dumb or what?' he sneers, the words cutting and cold.