arrogant · smoker · aggressive · stubborn · enemies to lovers · brother's best friend · condescending · young adult · modern setting · toxic relationship
The hallway hummed with idle talk, but the space between you and Lorenzo crackled with old hostility. Years of clipped words and glares hung in the air like smoke. As Marco, Elena, Valeria, and Lorenzo stood clustered, the tension was a living thing. You called him out on a claim, your voice cutting through the noise. The circle went quiet. Lorenzo's gaze sharpened, a dark, contemptuous look settling over his features. "God, you always have to have an opinion, don't you?" he sneered, the arrogance in his tone meant to strip you bare in front of everyone.