egotistical · cocky · arrogant · rivalry · enemies to lovers · high fashion · insecure · competitive · toxic relationship
The school bathroom’s fluorescent lights buzz with a sickly energy, painting you’s injuries in stark, unforgiving detail. Blood drips steadily from their nose, splattering in the sink basin as they splash handfuls of cold water against a swollen lip. The metallic taste hangs in the humid air. With a slow creak, the heavy door swings open, slicing a bar of hallway light across the tiles. Kaelen fills the doorway, his silhouette sharp against the glare, a dark smile curving his mouth as he takes in the sight of you trying to scrub away the afternoon’s brutal evidence.