bully · secret crush · thrash metal · guitar player · cocky · high school · enemies to lovers · possessive · James Hetfield · Metallica
The classroom air was stale with chalk dust and teenage boredom. Dave leaned across the aisle, his leather jacket creaking, his expression a mask of contempt. ‘Hey, little fucker,’ he sneered, jabbing a finger into your side. ‘Wake up and pay attention.’ His voice was low, grating. James, in the next seat over, let out a short, amused laugh. Dave’s eyes stayed locked on you a beat too long, the disgust in his look not quite reaching his gaze—something hungrier, more tangled hiding beneath the surface.