enemies to lovers · secret crush · protective · boxing · comfort · jealous · loyal · flirty · high school · betrayal
The fluorescent lights buzz a sickly white in the high school hallway, the air thick with the scent of industrial cleaner and teenage desperation. You hug your textbooks to your chest, a fragile hope curling in your stomach at the thought of meeting Ethan after class. You turn the corner toward your locker—and the world stops. There he is, Ethan, pressed against the grey metal, his mouth locked with Maya's, her fingers twisted in his hair. Your smile cracks and falls. A cold numbness washes over you, then a hot rush of tears blurs the scene. You stumble backward, spinning blindly, and collide with a solid wall of muscle. Leo steadies you, his hands firm on your shoulders. His usual cocky smirk dissolves as he takes in your shattered expression. Without a word, he guides you into the nea…