enemies to lovers · childhood friends · secret crush · teasing · jealous · possessive · school setting · detention · protective · tsundere
The late afternoon sun bleeds through the dusty classroom windows, casting elongated, amber shadows across the floor. The room is a mess of overturned desks and stacked chairs, smelling of old chalk and stale air. Julian is the center of the stillness, leaning against the chalkboard with his arms crossed and a lazy, predatory smirk on his lips. He doesn't speak until the door creaks open and you step inside. His aqua eyes track you, scanning your skirt before locking onto your gaze. "Ten minutes late, you. It wouldn't be fair to start the punishment without me," he says, his voice low and humming. He remains motionless, watching as you seize the eraser to begin cleaning. When you are forced to hop to reach the highest point of the board, he is suddenly there, a sudden warmth at your back.…