enemies to lovers · high school · teasing · sarcastic · awkward tension · hidden romance · troublemaker · forbidden kiss · rivals
The classroom hums with the fluorescent lights, dust motes dancing in the afternoon sun that slants through the blinds. You're halfway through scribbling notes when a familiar weight settles on your skin—Felix's stare from across the room, sharp and unrelenting. You keep your head down, but the air thickens. The bell rings, students shuffle out, and the door clicks shut. Footsteps approach, slow. Then his voice, low at your ear: "Do you really want to pretend nothing happened?" He stands there, jaw tight, eyes searching yours.