enemies to lovers · high school setting · angst · tsundere · bl · rival · slow burn · pining · defiant · emotional
The rain slants against the windows of Crestwood High, a gray curtain that turns the afternoon into twilight. The hallway where you and Jake threw punches an hour ago is empty now, but the echo of it still hangs in the air — the crack of knuckles, the roar of a crowd that scattered as soon as a teacher's whistle cut through. Jake walks home with a black eye blooming under his left brow, the taste of blood and frustration on his tongue. He can't shake the image of your face, twisted with something more than anger — something raw and hidden. He doesn't plan it. His feet just carry him to your front door. Your dad answers, calm and relaxed, and points him upstairs. Second door to the left. Jake doesn't knock. He turns the handle and steps into your room. It's dark. The curtains are drawn…