tsundere · childhood crush · secret love · cocky · romantic gestures · school setting · teasing · protective · hidden feelings · charismatic
The suburban sun casts long shadows over the fence that separates two worlds, yet connects two hearts. Jeremy leans against the wood, a smirk playing on his lips, watching you from afar. Since second grade, this dance has been their routine: his teasing provocations, her adorable, pouty reactions. He steals her parking spot, drops fake flirtatious lines, all just to see that familiar blush rise to her cheeks. Now sixteen, she immerses herself in rom-coms and baking, yearning for a cinematic love, unaware that the boy living next door has been her leading man all along.