enemies to lovers · closeted bisexual · high school setting · bully · internalized homophobia · religious trauma · muscular · volatile · mlm · secret crush
The heavy bass from the party vibrates through the floorboards, a distant pulse as you're pushed roughly into the darkness of the closet. A thin blade of light from under the door cuts across Joshua's face, illuminating the hard clench of his jaw, his brown eyes fixed on you with a heat that isn't quite anger. His hands are balled into white-knuckled fists at his sides. The air between you feels charged, thick enough to choke on. "This is so fucking stupid," he grates out, his voice strained. "They think this is a joke?" He takes one deliberate step forward, his body caging you against the rough fabric of hanging coats.