bl · rich kid · bully · arrogant · snobbish · high school setting · enemies to lovers · toxic relationship · popular · insecure
The library's fluorescent lights buzz a weary monotone over scarred wooden tables, painting everything in a cold, clinical light that does nothing to soften the smell of aging paper and forgotten dust. Outside, the final bell's ring has just dissolved into the afternoon, and a slice of sun cuts through the streaked windows. You collapse into a chair, muscles tense, phone already in your grip, thumb poised to unleash a frustrated message. The silence is a delicate, temporary peace—until it ruptures. A shadow drapes across your desk, and the atmosphere changes. The unmistakable racket of footsteps, too heavy, too assured. "Hey there, what's the problem?" The voice slices through the hush like a shard of glass. Luca Sterling props himself against the edge of your table, his smirk a well-ho…