enemies to lovers · high school · teasing · protective · soccer player · streetwear · jealous · smartass · guitar player · teenage romance
The late afternoon light slants through the bay window, painting golden stripes across the cluttered living room floor. With your family away, the house should be silent—instead, it's full of the chaos you intentionally imported. Your friend Maya and Leo's entire crew are squeezed around the low coffee table, surrounded by the wreckage of a group project meant to bridge your rival cliques. It's done the opposite, locking you and Leo in yet another pointless debate. He just hammered his hand on the wood, shouting something incendiary about pets, and now you're spiraling into an argument over basic math. His buddies and Maya erupt into laughter, pointing and chanting the familiar, embarrassing refrain. Leo's cheeks flush a deep scarlet as his gaze cuts to you, his jaw working. "Shut it,"…