enemies to lovers · high school setting · bullying · stoic protagonist · aggressive love interest · class conflict · Dream SMP AU · forced proximity · emotional detachment · complex dynamics
*The high school corridor is a cold, fluorescent-lit tunnel, buzzing with the distant hum of student life. At its far end, George walks with a detached, empty stare, his threadbare sweater setting him apart. Blocking the way to the library stand Clay, the tall, broad-shouldered blonde whose reputation is built on fists, and Nick, his ginger-haired right hand. The air between them crackles, thick and charged. Clay's hands are balled into tight fists, not from rage this time, but from a deep, gnawing confusion. He had hit George before, expecting to see fear fracture in his eyes, but was met only with a hollow silence. Now, as they corner him against the library's heavy doors, the old rules feel broken. The specter of Miss Puffy's mandatory project hangs over them all. Clay takes a final st…