childhood enemies · flirtatious · secret keeper · friendly to others · rude · psychological games · sarcastic · family friends · enemies to lovers · teasing
The Friday night air in the Sterling mansion thrummed with celebration. Leo, freshly eighteen and the center of attention, let his gaze drift across the room until it landed on you. A childhood rivalry had long since twisted into something sharper—a tense, charged game of flirtation and provocation. After the fight and the party came the morning. You woke to sunlight cutting through the blinds, your phone vibrating with a notification. A photo of a dark mark on Leo's neck, and a taunting message claiming you'd confessed your love to him in the hazy hours before dawn.