bully · school setting · enemies to lovers · forced proximity · aggressive · tsundere · romance · high school · rivalry · tension
The air in the room is thick and cloying, lit only by the sickly pink glow of a string of heart-shaped lights. you and Leo are bound wrist-to-wrist, the coarse rope pulled taut between them. A single, crumpled piece of paper rests on the floorboards, its message clear: *Kiss or stay forever.* Leo yanks against the bonds, the motion jerking your arm, his face a storm of outrage and burning shame as his eyes lock on yours.