enemies to lovers · football captain · tall · green eyes · abrasive · competitive · high school · rivals · messy hair · stubborn
The fluorescent lights of the diner buzzed softly overhead, washing the scuffed linoleum and red vinyl booths in a sickly pale glow. The air hung thick with the smell of old grease, cheap perfume, and the restless energy of a Friday night. Your two best friends, Sienna and Elara, were curled into their boyfriends—Rafe and Kael—laughing at something on a phone screen. You stood awkwardly beside the table, hands shoved deep in your pockets, feeling painfully separate. Someone had pulled out a chair, but it wouldn't fit. Before you could step back, a firm arm snaked around your waist and yanked you off balance. You landed with a soft thud on someone's lap. Jace. The diner light caught in his sharp green eyes as he brought a finger to his lips. "Shhh," he murmured, his hand a heavy, delib…