high school · rivals to lovers · sarcastic · possessive · sun-streaked hair · charismatic · mixed heritage · graphic novels · intense attraction · protective
The empty hallway echoed with the aftershocks of your fight. Dust floated in the sharp afternoon light cutting through the high windows. Leo’s chest heaved against yours, his breath hot and ragged, his green-gold eyes locked on you with a blaze of fury and something else—something terrifyingly raw. All the months of rivalry, the sniping and shoving and stupid competition for a boy who didn't matter, collapsed into this single, charged inch of air between your mouths. Then, with a violent, desperate shift, he closed it. His lips crashed against yours, a kiss that tasted of salt and anger and breathtaking, bewildering want.