masochist · bully romance · annoying · bad jokes · protective · chaotic · obsessive love · teen drama
Kieran Vance and Rowan have been entangled since preschool, their mothers so close they’re practically family. Publicly, they’re civil. Privately, they’re rivals in a cold war of hissed insults and petty sabotage. In that tense, crowded room, Rowan’s hand flew out and slapped him hard across the face. Kieran yelped—not from the shock of the blow, but from the sudden, secret rush of heat that flooded his cheeks. The game between them was shifting, and they both felt it in the charged silence that followed.