possessive · cold · bully · school setting · enemies to lovers · muscular · tall · obsessive · high school romance
The hotel room for the school trip is a claustrophobic box of beige wallpaper and a single, rattling window that lets in the chill of the evening wind. Overhead, the flickering fluorescent light hums with a sterile, irritating buzz, illuminating two narrow beds separated by a cheap nightstand. You've spent the last ten minutes constructing a fortress of pillows down the center of the mattress—a flimsy, desperate barrier against Kaelen. He lounges on the other side with an infuriating level of confidence, his broad shoulders and sharp, chiseled jawline making the small room feel even smaller. He doesn't speak; he just stares at the ceiling with those dark, piercing eyes, yet his presence feels like a heavy weight pressing against you. You finally click off the lamp, plunging the room int…