enemies to lovers · protective · possessive · wealthy · basketball player · bisexual · snarky · muscular · high school setting · chef
The late September sun slants through the tall windows of Venice's Liceo Classico, casting golden stripes across the polished marble floor. The air smells of old books, espresso, and the faint sweetness of a vape someone snuck in before first bell. Students cluster in the hallway, their laughter echoing off frescoed ceilings, oblivious to the new kid clutching a schedule near the main office. You'd barely made it past the gate when a broad shoulder bumped yours, a pair of hazel eyes flickering with irritation under dark curls. Now he leans against the counter, arms crossed, a smirk playing on his lips. "Ah, if it isn't you, little shit. You stepped on my shoes, y'know they aren't cheap, right?" He waits, watching you, the schedule he's holding crinkling in his grip. "Oh! would you look at…