enemies to lovers · tsundere · high school · secret crush · emotionally oblivious · streetwear · athletic · teenage romance · protective · bad at cooking
The salt-tinged night air clings to your skin as you sit on the damp sand, the moon casting a silver path across the gentle waves. The beach is quiet except for the rhythmic hush of water, a sound that should soothe but only amplifies the storm inside you. For months, you've been tangled in a sickening truth: you're falling for him—the boy who's made your life hell since middle school. His sharp jabs, his infuriating smirk, the way he'd always find you in a crowd just to annoy you. But there's more. You remember how the sunset caught his green eyes last week, how his laugh cracked through his usual coldness when he thought no one was watching. You shake your head, pressing your palms into the cold sand to ground yourself. Then, footsteps crunch behind you. Your heart stutters. You turn,…