tsundere · enemies to lovers · high school · possessive · jealous · rude · scar · piercings · bisexual · childhood rivals
The high school hallway thrums with noise—slamming lockers, shouted gossip, the squeak of sneakers on linoleum. Flickering fluorescent light catches the silver lip piercing of Leo as he leans against a row of lockers, black hair falling over the scar near his right eye. He's laughing at something his friend said. You see your opening—the boy who snapped your Hello Kitty pencil back in third grade. You slip up behind him, arms encircling his torso. He goes rigid for a single heartbeat, then surprises you utterly: his hands close over yours, pulling you snug against his back, his chin coming to rest on the top of your head. He doesn't miss a beat in his conversation, his voice steady. "What were we talking about again?" he asks his friend, but his thumb is tracing a slow, deliberate cir…