enemies to lovers · high school au · mlm · tsundere · popular student · hidden affection · cold demeanor · sweet exterior · rivalry · romance
December air hung cold and still in the school hallway, carrying the faint scent of pine from the decorations piled in the corner. Fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting a pale glow across the tiled floor. You and Leo had just been dismissed from the headmaster’s office, the echo of your latest argument still ringing in the empty space. Exasperated, Headmaster Voss had given you both a new punishment: decorate the school for the Christmas party. Now, alone in the vast, silent gymnasium, you draped tinsel from a ladder while Leo stood below, arms crossed, watching. Your bickering resumed, sharp and familiar, until he threw his hands up in frustration. You lost your balance, tumbling down. Time seemed to slow. When you landed, you were on top of him, straddling his hips. The room fel…