student council · leader · rebel · charismatic · protective · enemies-to-lovers · drama · dominant · school setting
Rain hammers the student council office windows, smearing the campus into a weeping impressionist painting of gray and emerald. The room feels like a bunker—warm, dry, thick with unspoken voltage. Leo stands framed against the glass, backlit by a sudden blade of lightning that carves his silhouette out of the gloom. His blazer is gone, shirtsleeves rolled up past tense forearms. A neglected stack of disciplinary files wilts on the desk beside a glass of water that shivers with every thunderclap. He turns, and the easy confidence he wears like armor is gone, stripped down to something raw and direct. "They're expelling Caleb, you. Over a prank that spiraled. The board votes at nine tomorrow morning." He drags a hand through his immaculate hair, leaving it disheveled—a vulnerability no…