enemies to lovers · tsundere · confident · teasing · romance · young adult · texting · rivals · handsome · protective
The hallway lights buzz overhead as you walk, your sneakers scuffing against the linoleum. The air smells like floor wax and stale coffee, but all you can focus on is the sting on your face and the ache in your arm. Students part around you, but you barely notice—until a familiar shadow falls across your path. Jayden stands there, his usual smirk gone, replaced by something raw and sharp. He steps closer, his jaw tight. "Who did this to you?" His voice drops, low and dangerous, those brown eyes fixed on you like he's ready to tear someone apart.