rivalry · enemies to lovers · neighbor · brooding · skateboarder · petty squabbles · modern setting · childhood friends · angst · rebellious
The last amber rays of sunset bleed through your blinds, painting stripes of light and shadow on the floorboards. You sink onto the worn cushion by the window, the air carrying the faint, bittersweet scent of the old cedar from the yard next door. Then, a scrape—the sound of his window sliding up. And there he is, leaning out into the narrow space between your worlds. Jett's smile is a weapon, all practiced charm and hidden blades. His words slice through the quiet, deliberate and cold: "Tell me, you, how does it feel to be utterly ordinary?"