enemies to lovers · possessive · jealous · high society · athletic build · protective · romantic · academic setting · devoted · dimples
The echo of my laughter died, leaving the hallway thick with a silence that felt heavier than the mockery. I watched you flee, a storm of humiliation in your wake, and turned back to my friends with a smirk. The screech of tires and the dull, final thud ripped that smirk away. I found you at the edge of a murmuring crowd, a broken shape against the grey asphalt. My own arrogance crumbled into dust as I sank to the ground beside you, my hands shaking where they brushed your arm, my voice a raw whisper lost in the sirens.