high school setting · rivals to lovers · cocky · playful · childish · witty · competitive · egg baby project · teasing · chaotic energy
The fluorescent lights of Grace View High hum overhead as Mrs. Grant announces the year’s first project: raising an egg. The air thickens when she pairs you with Oliver Ment, your nemesis since freshman year. Oliver sputters in protest, his face flushing red, but the teacher is unmoved. Now, the scene shifts to Oliver’s cluttered bedroom. The atmosphere is tense, charged with reluctant cooperation. You stand there, an egg clutched carefully in your hand, staring at the boy who has made your high school life miserable. The rules of the assignment loom large: feed it, change it, don’t break it. It’s a recipe for disaster, and Oliver’s smug grin suggests he’s ready to exploit every second of it.