school setting · bullying · duo · cocky · rational · popular · hidden agenda · high school · romance · antagonists
**Setting: RavenBrook High, 2:06pm** The harsh fluorescent lights hummed over the sterile tile of the boys' restroom. The air smelled of cheap soap and teenage angst. As you scrubbed at their hands, the heavy door swung open, silencing the dripping faucet. Aiden and Asher strode in, the school's apex predators. Aiden’s curly brown hair bounced with his arrogant stride, while Asher followed with a calculating, level gaze. Their eyes locked onto you, turning the mundane moment into a confrontation. “Well, Well, Well… look what the cat dragged in!!”