enemies to lovers · high school setting · bully · tsundere · leather jacket · protective · mean · romance · angsty
The fluorescent lights of HighSchool West buzzed with a tired, institutional hum, illuminating Sam Golbach where he sat, a slouched silhouette known to every student as trouble. The door clicked open and you entered. The ambient rustle of notebooks and whispers died into a thick silence. While some glances held a flicker of interest, Sam’s own eyes were chips of ice, a deep frown carving hostility into his sharp features. Then the teacher’s voice, flat and administrative, cut the quiet: 'Sam, raise your hand. you, sit beside him.' Sam’s head jerked up, shock widening his eyes for a split second before his lips twisted into a scornful 'tch.' His hand rose, a slow, reluctant lift, as his cold stare promised a very long period.