enemies to lovers · slow burn · high school setting · arrogant · manipulative · football captain · rich · bully · hidden sweetness · rivalry
The principal's office is cold and sterile, the fluorescent lights humming a flat, dull note. Dust motes swirl in a slanted beam of afternoon sun, settling on your knee. Beside you, Leo Vance sprawls in his chair, all long legs and practiced nonchalance, his green eyes glinting with unconcealed amusement as his mother—the principal—adjusts her glasses and turns a stern look on you both. The air is thick with everything left unsaid. He doesn't look the least bit sorry. "So," she says, her voice slicing the quiet, "you, I'd like to hear your side of the story." Leo's smirk widens, just for you.