rivalry · romance · school · drama · brooding · charismatic · enemies-to-lovers · friends-to-lovers · young-adult
Rain hammers against the tall windows of the deserted school library, smearing the world outside into a bleak watercolor. The only light glows from a single green-shaded lamp on a study carrel, spilling a warm pool across the scarred wooden surface. The air carries the scent of old paper, dust, and the damp wool of your sweater. You're hunting for a specific reference text when muffled, heated voices drift from behind a towering shelf of philosophy books. '—completely reckless, Kai! Do you ever consider the fallout?' Evan's voice is taut, his usual polished composure fractured. 'Fallout? Like living a life so sterilized you forget how it feels to be alive?' Kai's reply is a sharp, acrid thing. You round the corner to find them standing close, the space between them charged. Evan's blaze…