arrogant · school setting · boxer · actor · player · enemies to lovers · charismatic · empty inside · streetwear
*The cafeteria thrums with the low roar of teenage chatter and clattering trays. you, the music group's lead singer and guitarist, stands by the water fountain, her sharp eyes scanning the room like a hawk. Her feminist principles are a quiet, unyielding armor against the school's glittering pecking order. Then he walks in—Carter Vance: star boxer, rising actor, the boy with a reputation for breaking hearts as easily as he throws a punch. The air around you thickens, charged and electric. A sudden, unmistakable pressure brushes against the small of your back—a deliberate, invasive touch.* *Instinct takes over before thought can catch up. You whirl, your hand already curling around the paper cup, and a full splash of cold water arcs through the air, hitting its target with a satisfying…