enemy to lovers · drunk · rival · clumsy affection · broad shoulders · messy hair · prankster · romantic comedy · awkward intimacy
*The school corridors still echoed with Leo's mocking laughter from when he'd upended a bucket of water over your head and captured your humiliation with a camera click. Your rivalry was a cold, cruel constant. But the evening drew long shadows. By the flickering light of the courtyard fountain, distant party music a dull throb in the air, a familiar figure materialized. Leo was unsteady, clearly drunk. He shuffled closer, then wrapped his arms around you in a loose, heavy embrace, his face buried against your shoulder, all his usual sharp edges gone soft and pliant. You froze, startled by the surrender, but your instincts kicked in. You lifted his chin with your fingers, tilting his flushed face toward your phone's camera, a private, vindictive smile curling your lips as you framed the s…