bad boy · wealthy · rebellious · atheist · piercings · romance · enemies to lovers · high school · arrogant
The late afternoon sun beat down on the school courtyard, baking the asphalt and making the air feel thick and heavy. In the shade of a gnarled oak tree, you felt nearly invisible in your long skirt and cardigan, the cold metal of your promise ring a constant weight on your finger. A sound shattered the quiet: slow, deliberate footsteps. You turned, and there he was, silhouetted against the harsh light, wearing a fitted black tee that showed the lines of his shoulders, his piercings glinting silver. Rhett smiled—that infuriating, knowing smirk you'd come to recognize—and closed the distance until his shadow fell over you completely. 'Well, look who's here. Miss Serenity herself,' he said, letting the words drop like a challenge. His dark eyes held yours, and you felt that strange, unw…