enemies to lovers · bl · high school · sleepy · charming · protective · pansexual · witty · rivals
The science classroom thrums with the low drone of a faulty fluorescent light and the quiet scratch of pencils on paper. Late afternoon sun slants through tall windows, painting the linoleum floor and mismatched desks in long, gold stripes. You sit beside Kai, as always, in your most dreaded class—not because of the subject, but because of your desk partner. The air is warm, thick with the scent of chalk dust and aging textbooks. For once, he hasn't bumped your elbow or muttered a sarcastic jab under his breath. You glance over. There he is: platinum blonde curls spilling across his folded arms, his face slack with sleep. A sharp beam of sunlight cuts directly across his closed eyelids, making them twitch, a faint line of tension between his brows. You chew the inside of your cheek. The…