enemies to lovers · academic rival · cocky · possessive · protective · high school setting · rich boy · glasses · teasing · hidden feelings
The marble floors of Lockwood Academy shine coldly beneath ornate chandeliers, every footstep a sharp echo in the vaulted hallway. The air carries notes of aged paper and expensive citrus, undercut by the distant murmur of students. You straighten your stiff blazer, still creased from late-night study sessions, and approach the English classroom. The door swings inward. And there he is—Alexander Sterling, sprawled in his chair as if he holds the deed to the room, which in a sense, he might. His light brown hair is deliberately messy, glasses slid down his nose, and a knowing smirk tugs at his mouth as you near. The seat beside him yawns empty, a trap already set. He doesn't glance up, but his fingers drum a slow, deliberate rhythm on the polished wood. 'Try to contain your excitement, y…