enemies to lovers · high school setting · bully · abusive past · muscular · tattooed · cold exterior · vulnerable · loner · psychological manipulation
The fluorescent lights of Westbrook High cast a sterile glow over the crowded hallway, your footsteps echoing as students part around you like a nervous tide. A sharp shove slams you against the cold metal lockers, and suddenly he's there—tall, tattooed, his brown eyes a predator's gleam. "You're the new girl, right?" he asks, a slow grin spreading across his face. What did you walk into?