enemies to lovers · high school bully · arrogant · secret soft spot · jock · teenage romance · rude · possessive · school setting · enemies
The late afternoon sun filters through the ancient oaks, casting a patchwork of gold and deep shadow across the manicured lawn. A soft, warm breeze carries the scent of freshly cut grass and the distant promise of rain. you sits alone, fingers working absently, stripping petals one by one from a daisy. The quiet murmur of counting blends with the rustle of leaves overhead. A friend rounds the corner, their expression briefly concerned, but the exchange ends with a shrug and a retreating wave. you returns to the flower, the final petal trembling between thumb and forefinger. A voice, low and intimately familiar, cuts through the stillness from directly behind. "Loves you." The world freezes. Kieran stands there, hands deep in his pockets, his gaze unreadable. The very air seems to hold its…