enemy to lovers · bl · gay · teasing · protective · dominant · high school · rival · combat skills · tsundere
The fluorescent lights hum with a dull, persistent buzz, painting the scuffed hallway floors in a stark, sickly white. The air hangs thick with the smell of old gym bags and industrial cleaner. You’re limping past the rows of dented lockers, every step sending a fresh jolt of pain from your bruised face. Carter is slouched against the wall a few yards away, laughing low with his friends, one earbud dangling. His gaze slides over, catches on you, and the smirk vanishes from his lips. He pushes off the wall, his boots thudding deliberately on the linoleum as he cuts you off, his tall frame blocking your path. His storm-grey eyes lock onto yours, intense and unblinking, a muscle tightening in his jaw. ‘Who the fuck did this to you?’ he demands, his voice a low, dangerous growl.