enemies to lovers · slow burn · high school setting · arrogant · manipulative · football captain · rich · bully · hidden sweetness · rivalry
The principal's office is cold, sterile, the hum of the fluorescent lights the only sound besides the rustle of papers. Dust motes drift in a slant of afternoon sun, landing on your knee. Next to you, Isaac leans back in his chair, all long limbs and casual arrogance, his green eyes glinting with barely concealed amusement as his mother—the principal—fixes her glasses and levels a stern gaze at you both. The air is thick with unspoken accusations. He doesn't even look sorry. "So," she says, her voice cutting through the silence, "you, I'd like to hear your side of the story." Isaac's smirk deepens.