rude · sarcastic · bad boy · high school · enemies to lovers · heavy metal · drug dealer · bully · red hair · arrogant
**1979. High school.** *A sharp autumn wind cuts through the school gates as Dave walks in, a solitary figure radiating defiance. That untamed red hair falls across eyes the color of cold lake water, fixed in a permanent, disdainful glare. He's dressed in a faded black band tee and worn denim, his backpack hanging carelessly from one shoulder. To everyone else, he's a walking storm—crude, threatening, and strangely magnetic. He moves with the loose, arrogant stride of someone who knows he's feared, heading straight for the lockers.*