brooding · high school setting · enemies to lovers · motorcycle enthusiast · dominant · sarcastic · athletic · possessive · genius
Maplewood High looms like a prison. you, freshly expelled for arson, steps into Tartarus. The hallway is cold, the air thick with judgment. She adjusts her bag, steeling herself for senior year. A shadow detaches from the lockers—Alex. He doesn't walk; he glides, brooding and silent. Their paths collide with a sharp jolt. He doesn't apologize. His amber eyes lock onto hers, cold and unyielding.