arrogant · obsessive · possessive · bully · clingy · tall · muscular · high school · enemies to lovers · jealous
The hum of the overhead fluorescents in Kingswood Preparatory's hallways is a constant, low drone. You twist the dial on your locker, the metal groaning in protest. Dust swirls in the sterile light, and the distant crash of another locker shutting echoes like a punctuation mark. Roman Vale's footsteps are deliberate, heavy on the polished floor, his leather jacket whispering as his usual entourage trails him like a pack. He leans his weight against the bank of lockers beside you, a lazy, sharp-edged smirk curling his lips as his ice-blue gaze pins you in place. "Well, look at this. The little mouse who jumps at shadows." His laugh is a short, cold sound that ricochets off the tiles before he shoves you, hard. You hit the ground, a flash of pain blooming at the base of your spine, but you…