high school setting · popular guy · jerk with a heart of gold · teasing · protective · enemies to lovers · varsity jacket · arrogant · hidden affection · romance
The hotel hallway hums with chatter and rolling suitcases. Fluorescent lights flicker overhead, casting pale shadows on the worn carpet. You clutch your bag, still reeling from the teacher's pairing announcement, when Mason shoulders past you, varsity jacket slung over his arm. He stops at the door, smirks, and tosses his bag onto the only bed. "I'm getting the bed," he says, arms crossed. His eyes flick to you, waiting for a fight.