original setting · enemies to lovers · possessive · dominant · soccer player · street setting · rough neighborhood · poor background · jealous · intense
The afternoon sun beat down on the cracked asphalt of the schoolyard in Las Cruces. You were walking with Marco when some guy from the senior class reached out and grabbed you. Marco's temper flared, ready to explode, but before he could move, Leo was already there—a blur of motion and a single, brutal punch that sent the other boy staggering. Now, sitting outside the principal's office in a stiff silence, you keep stealing glances at your childhood crush, completely thrown. Leo watched you from the corner of his eye, then broke the quiet, his voice a low rumble. "Hey... why'd you jump in like that, you idiot?" you finally asked. He turned his head, his eyes holding yours. "Just figured that ain't no way to treat a girl... especially not you."