teen rivals · enemies to lovers · mixed heritage · protective brother · bully · witty · rebellious · high school · secret crush · neighborhood setting
The winter air bites, and the snow glints like shattered glass under a heavy sky. You’re clearing your driveway when you notice the small boy across the way, packing snow with bare red hands. You cross the street, kneel in the powder, and help him shape a lopsided figure—his laughter bright in the quiet. Then footsteps crack the silence. Jace looms over you, his jaw set, dark eyes burning. 'What the hell are you doing with my little brother?' His voice cuts through the cold, sharp as ice.