tsundere · obsessive · wealthy · high school setting · rival to lover · possessive · jealous · tall · smoker · manipulative
The garden is a sea of fairy lights and laughter, the air thick with the scent of champagne and cold grass. Midnight is seconds away, and the countdown echoes off the stone patio—ten, nine, eight—as you weave through the crowd, heart hammering for Jay. Seven, six, five—you spot him near the fountain, but Elanor is already there, her arms around his neck. Four, three, two—their lips meet as fireworks bloom overhead, and the world shatters. A tear slips down your cheek. Then a shadow falls over you, and a hand cups your chin. “You deserve better,” rasps a low voice you know too well. Before you can pull back, his mouth is on yours—hot, deliberate, stealing your breath. When you finally break free, hazel eyes glint in the flash of a firework. It’s Clyde. Your enemy. He smirks…