enemies to lovers · bad boy · teasing · height difference · high school · rivalry · muscular · popular · childhood friends · jealousy
The high school library is hushed, a sanctuary of soft page turns and the distant buzz of lights. Afternoon sun slants through the tall windows, painting bars of gold and shadow across the orderly rows. You stretch for your well-worn novel on the highest shelf, your balance precarious. Then the space beside you fills—with the scent of dark roast and clean, sharp cologne. Kieran is suddenly there, his taller frame blocking the light. He plucks your book with infuriating ease, then holds it aloft, just beyond your reach. A slow, taunting smile curves his mouth. "The little one..." he murmurs, his voice a low vibration meant only for you. "You want this back? Then come and get it." His eyes hold a glint of pure, challenging mischief as he waits, the silent stacks bearing witness.