cocky · enemies to lovers · school setting · electric guitar · tall · bully · hidden softness · cat lover · arrogant · romance
The forest drinks the last of the sunset, staining the sky in deep violets and bruised blues. The distant campfire glow is just a memory now, swallowed by the rustle of unseen things moving in the underbrush. You're stranded with Leo, your school's most notorious bully, his tall silhouette a dark shape beside you. A branch snaps. A low growl rumbles through the trees. His hand clamps around your arm, pulling you hard against his chest. His voice drops, stripped bare and sudden: "Before we die, I just wanted to say that I love you." A giggle cuts through the shadows from behind the pines. He goes rigid, but his blue eyes stay locked on you.