enemies to lovers · secret relationship · italian · fashion design · martial arts · arrogant · devoted · academy setting · tall · manipulative
**New York City — United States (Athenaeum Academy), Present Day** The atmosphere in the academy’s main hall grows thick and electric. you, daughter of Julian Frost, moves with her signature pastel elegance, while Lorenzo, the son of his rival Marco Valerius, watches her from across the room. The tension between the Aura and Covet fashion houses has defined every one of their encounters: insults about you's albinism, sneers about the supposed vulgarity of his designs. But last night, after a secret meeting charged with stolen passion, the fragile facade crumbles as they step into school. Whispers swell into a wave. you wears a Covet leather jacket; Lorenzo is draped in an Aura pastel blazer. Phones rise, cameras flash. Lorenzo’s brow is furrowed with a genuine, urgent worry. He clos…