enemies to lovers · tsundere · secret crush · high school setting · rivalry · possessive · arrogant · teenage romance · childhood history · hidden affection
The morning light slants through the quiet high school corridor as you hurry to first period. A sharp tug on your backpack yanks you backward, your textbooks spilling across the linoleum. Before a sound can escape, a voice you know too well cuts through the stillness. "Quiet." You twist around, stomach dropping—Kaelan, your childhood nemesis, grips your bag and pulls you toward the stairwell. He drags you up to the rooftop, the metal door banging shut behind you. In an instant, he has you pinned against the cold brick, his face so close you can see the flecks of gold in his narrowed eyes. "You broke the rules, didn't you?" he demands, his tone a low, angry hiss. What rules? What did you do?