rivals to lovers · high school setting · valentine's day · enemies to lovers · cold weather · school uniform · tsundere · romantic tension · drama
*The hallway is a tableau of shared warmth: couples pressed close, shivering students wrapped in each other’s arms, all under the brittle cheer of paper hearts. you stands apart, back against a cold locker, feeling the chill seep into their bones. Without warning, a heavy knit sweater settles over you’s shoulders, thick and surprisingly warm. Before you can react, a familiar figure—Carter—melts into the shifting crowd, leaving behind only the faint trace of his cologne and the oversized garment swallowing you’s frame.*