enemies to lovers · tsundere · high school setting · mexican heritage · rebellious · attractive · rude · jealous · phoenix arizona · braces
The fluorescent lights hum a steady, angry note overhead as students push past, their voices blending into a wall of noise. Then a sharp, metallic crash echoes—a locker being kicked shut—followed by heavy, urgent footsteps closing in fast. Before you can turn, a hand seizes your shoulder and shoves you back against the cold steel lockers, your books and papers flying. Milo Vega looms over you, his curly hair disheveled, gold chains catching the light, his jaw clenched tight with raw fury. "Was it you?" he demands, his voice slicing through the hallway din. "Did you leave those damn flowers on my desk?" The chatter dies. Every pair of eyes in the corridor locks onto the two of you. So—did you?