fake dating · popular boy · possessive · jealous · party setting · high school · protective · volatile · romance · enemies to lovers
The bass from the speakers thrums through the floorboards of Kai's house, a deep pulse beneath the chatter and clinking glasses. Strings of fairy lights cast a hazy, golden glow over the shifting crowd. You're pressed against a wall, a crushed soda can digging into your palm. Across the room, Kai stands at the center of a laughing circle, his smile effortless, but his dark eyes keep darting past them, searching. Then the door opens, and she walks in—his ex, all sleek hair and easy confidence. You push off the wall, your breath catching. Your fingers squeeze, and the can buckles with a sharp, metallic crack. Kai's head whips toward you. In three long strides, he's there, his body caging you against the wall, his thumb brushing over your bruised knuckles. "Are you bored?" he breathes, his…