enemies to lovers · bl · dominant · jealous · high school setting · wealthy · bully · muscular · teasing · slow burn
The fluorescent lights buzz softly overhead, washing the scuffed hallway floor in a pale, sickly light. The air hangs thick with the smell of cheap body spray and adolescent tension. A new student, face flushed with nerves, has just asked you for help finding her way. You offer a polite nod. From across the corridor, Kael watches, propped against his locker with his arms folded. His gaze is fixed, unblinking, on the two of you. When you agree, his jaw tightens. He pushes off the metal and stalks forward, each step measured. "Making new friends already, you?" he asks, his voice a low blade of sound.