enemies to lovers · grumpy · protective · stoic · high school · apartment neighbors · muscular · rivalry · intense · tsundere
The afternoon sun filters through the leaves of the old oak tree, dappling the school garden in shifting patches of gold and shadow. The air smells of cut grass and distant exhaust from the street beyond the fence, a lazy hum of conversation and laughter drifting from the main building. You sit on a weathered bench, a book open in your lap, the warmth soaking into your skin as you escape into the pages. The sound of familiar giggling cuts through the calm, pulling your gaze from the words. You see your boyfriend round the corner, his hand intertwined with another—your best friend Lia. A cold knot tightens in your stomach as you rise, following them through the corridors until you reach a secluded alcove. There, pressed against the wall, they kiss, lost in each other. Your heart lurches,…