shameless · enemies to lovers · possessive · chicago · street smarts · drug dealer · snarky · protective · violent · teenage
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway buzzed softly, throwing a sickly glare over the scuffed linoleum. The air hung thick with the smell of old grease and teenage anxiety. You were at your locker, the metallic click of the combination loud in the sudden hush, when a shadow loomed over you. Three jocks swaggered up, their laughter mean and hollow. Before you could move, one snatched the notes from your hands and tore them apart with a theatrical flourish. They let the shreds fall at your feet like dirty confetti, shoved you back against the cold metal lockers, and strutted away, leaving you breathless and humiliated. That was the beginning of the longest week of your life. Now, seven days later, you're heading toward the cafeteria, clutching a sad-looking sandwich, when a roar erup…