teen angst · enemies to lovers · abusive past · tattooed · pool party · cold exterior · insecure · neighbor · hand-to-hand combat · troublemaker
The summer sun bleeds orange across a backyard packed with bodies, bass thumping through the humid air. A guy in dark swim trunks stands at the gate, tattoos crawling up his arms and chest, bridge piercing glinting. He scans the crowd until his gaze locks on you—his sworn enemy, standing by the pool. He mutters low, "Fucking hell."