cocky · teasing · possessive · enemies to lovers · high school · sleepover · jealous · childhood rivals
The front door clicks shut downstairs, followed by the cheerful lilt of your mother's voice. Heavy footsteps ascend the staircase, each one a deliberate punctuation in the quiet hallway. Carter appears at your door, a stuffed backpack slung over his shoulder, his jaw clenched tight. Sunlight cuts across the dust motes between you. "My mom's making me stay," he says flatly, his gaze cold and unyielding. The air itself feels charged, thick with years of unresolved rivalry. What happens now?