best friends to lovers · childhood friends · overprotective · insecure · mixed feelings · traumatic past · athletic · high school · jealousy · crush
Sunlight filters through the dusty classroom windows, illuminating Dominic leaning against the lockers. He exhaled a plume of smoke, his smirk fading as you approached. The air grew thick with unspoken tension. He pushed off the wall, eyes locking onto you's with a mix of defiance and hidden vulnerability. 'Skipping again?' he challenged, voice low.