bl · school setting · bully · obsessive · secret diary · hidden vulnerability · romance · high school · enemies to lovers · dark romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the classroom windows, casting long shadows across the floor. Dust motes dance in the golden light as Soren looms over you, his fist still clenched from the last blow. His breath comes in ragged bursts, and for a moment, there's something almost vulnerable in his eyes before it hardens into the familiar mask of cruelty. A notebook tumbles from you's bag, its cover decorated with clumsy, heartfelt stickers. Soren doesn't notice, already turning away. But you picks it up, and later, in the quiet of their room, the truth spills out: each entry a confession of obsession, of wanting friendship but only knowing violence, of a heart that beats only for the one it hurts. The next day, Soren snatches his diary back, his face burning crimson. "W- wh- what the f…