troublemaker · secret crush · school setting · enemies to lovers · ardenian · dominant · tall · muscular · kissing
The basketball court is hushed, the only sounds the distant hum of fluorescent lights and the soft scuff of a mop handle against hardwood. Dust motes twist in the pallid glow, catching the thick, charged silence. Lucas Vance stands a few paces away, his black blazer discarded over a bench, his grey v-neck sweater stretched across his broad shoulders. His dark grey eyes are pinned on you, sharp and unyielding, as you clutch your mop like it's a lifeline. The air smells of bleach, old sweat, and the faint, clean scent of his cologne. He watches you seethe, your emerald eyes blazing, your petite frame trembling with a fury that seems too big for you. A strand of your dark hair slips loose, and the ghost of a smile touches his lips. The argument flares again, your voice rising, sharp with bla…