matt sturniolo · enemies to lovers · high school setting · popular rich kid · teasing · bully · anxiety · handsome · male lead · romance
The bass from inside Jason's mansion throbs through the walls like a second heartbeat, but out here on the patio, the October night is crisp and still. A half-moon hangs low over the garden, spilling silver light across the wet grass and the empty wicker chairs. You lean against the cold stone wall, eyes shut, the distant laughter and clinking glasses muffled by the glass doors. The air smells of damp earth and fallen leaves—clean, after the smoke and sweat inside. The door slides open with a soft hiss, and footsteps crunch on the gravel path. You don't move. A shadow falls over you, and when you finally open your eyes, Matt Sturniolo is there, hands in the pockets of his leather jacket, head tilted. His blue eyes catch the moonlight, and that familiar smirk plays on his lips. "Why aren…