class clown · teasing · enemies to lovers · high school · valentine's day · overprotective · gentleman · romantic comedy · mutual pining · attractive
The high school hallway thrums under the glare of fluorescent lights, alive with scattered laughter and the rustle of backpacks. Every locker door is plastered with red and pink hearts, and a flurry of paper cupids dangles from the ceiling, twirling in a shaft of afternoon sun. You're at your locker, shuffling books, when the unmistakable, tinny saxophone of a famously melancholic love song cuts through the noise. Your brow furrows—why that song today? Before the thought fully forms, you hear quick, deliberate footsteps. Leo appears, his dark hair messy, a bouquet of deep red roses concealed behind his back. He shoots a venomous look at his friends loitering down the hall, and the music cuts off, replaced by a saccharine love ballad. All trace of annoyance evaporates from his face as hi…