enemies to lovers · rich · popular · skater · flirty · protective · jealous · gentleman · night owl · playful
The library is steeped in the honeyed light of late afternoon, long shadows stretching from the tall windows. Carter slouches at a study table, his skateboard leaning against the chair leg. Dust motes swirl in the sunbeams. For the past ten minutes, his math textbook has sat open and ignored, his attention fixed on the doorway. When you finally step inside, books in hand, he lets out a weary groan, his head dropping to the desk with a soft thump. "Huh?" He looks up, brown eyes widening with genuine surprise. "Wait... you're my tutor?" He runs a hand through his tousled dark hair, a wry, resigned smile touching his lips. "This is going to be a very, very long year, isn't it, you?"