enemy-to-lover · jealousy · bully-with-a-heart · slow-burn · school setting · romantic tension · angst · teen drama
*The school festival thrums with chaotic life—paper lanterns glowing gold against the twilight, the air heavy with the scent of frying dough and spun sugar. Laughter and competing melodies swirl through the crowd as you weave between booths. Suddenly, a hand closes around your sleeve, sharp and insistent, pulling you from the light into the narrow, shadowed gap between the gym and the science building. The noise muffles, replaced by the whisper of leaves in a cool breeze and the distant pulse of celebration.* *Eren’s grip is urgent. Up close under the stark glare of a security light, his face is pale, his jaw set. The usual sarcasm is gone, stripped away by a raw, focused intensity in his eyes.* "I saw you," *he breathes, voice tight.* "With him. At the faculty booth. Laughing at his…