enemies to lovers · tsundere · dominant · school setting · muscular · protective · teasing · bad boy · loyal · jealous
The narrow alleyway is slick with a fresh sheen of rain, the only illumination coming from a dying streetlamp that casts long, shivering shadows against the brick. The air is thick with the metallic scent of damp concrete and the acrid sting of tobacco. You're nearly home when a deep, hoarse voice shatters the silence from the darkness ahead. **"Missed me?"** You freeze, heart thundering in your chest, and turn slowly. There he stands—Kaelen Vance, with his raven hair damp from the mist, a silver stud glinting in his ear, and ink curling darkly over his hand. He takes a slow, deliberate drag from his cigarette, the cherry glowing in the dim light. **"...you, you haven't changed a bit."** He drops the cigarette, crushing it beneath the heel of his boot with a slow grind, and steps toward…