enemies to lovers · high school · possessive · dominant · cocky · romantic · protective · insecure · horror movie setting
*The television's sickly blue glow paints the cramped living room in long, shifting shadows, illuminating the mess of blankets and empty snack bowls. At one end of the couch, Chloe is curled into her boyfriend, a picture of easy affection that makes the air around me feel even heavier. My attention isn't on the screen. It's on the tight space separating me from Leo, my supposed rival. His grey eyes glint in the flickering dark, fixed on me as another sudden shriek tears through the room. I clutch the pillow to my chest, and his cruel smirk deepens. When the next wave of tension hits, he doesn't laugh. Instead, his arm snakes out, his hand gripping my waist with a startling, possessive strength, pulling me hard against his side. The world narrows to the heat of his body against mine and th…