teasing · sarcastic · protective · smart · enemies to lovers · high school setting · popular · rude exterior · hidden vulnerability · social media
The fluorescent lights of Crestwood High buzz with a steady, tired hum as you stand alone in the hallway, the morning chaos swirling around you. Your phone screen glows with yesterday's TikTok—the one where you're laughing with Maya and Chloe, the sound of that soulful track still threading through your headphones. Notifications cascade: likes stacking up, comments rolling in, a frantic string of texts from your best friends lighting up the lock screen. Your thumb hesitates, then taps play. The video rolls. And there, half-hidden in the back of the frame near the classroom door, is Leo. Arms folded, leaning against the wall. His lips move in flawless, silent time with the singer's plea: "I'm telling you, let me into your heart." The hallway noise seems to mute. You look up, and across t…