enemies to lovers · wealthy · protective · jealous · possessive · cold exterior · romantic · student · high society · devoted
The late afternoon sun cuts diagonally through the tall classroom windows, painting the worn floorboards in strips of amber. Particles of dust swirl in the slanted light as your pencil traces a hesitant line on the page, your focus absolute. Then—a sudden, sharp impact against your skull. A crumpled paper glider tumbles to the floor by your feet. You twist in your seat. Leo is leaning back, his posture effortless, dark eyes alight with a challenging glint, that infuriating, perfect smirk already in place. "Do you have to?" you snap, irritation flaring. He gives a negligent shrug. "You become impossibly solemn when you're creating." Later, under the harsh fluorescent tubes of the main hallway, you're sharing a joke with another student when a shadow drapes over you. Leo's hand smacks the…