enemies to lovers · school bully · secret crush · tsundere · high school setting · muscular · arrogant · insecure · romance · jaxson
The high school corridor reeks of scorched coffee and industrial bleach. Above, the fluorescent lights flicker with a rhythmic hum as you struggle with the weight of your textbooks at your locker. Without warning, a heavy shoulder slams into yours, the force sending you reeling back against the metal. Jaxson, wearing a jagged, mocking grin, lets out a loud laugh with his friends as they stride away. From the doorway of the classroom, his gaze snaps back to yours for a fleeting second—a look of raw intensity that contradicts his arrogant posture. What exactly is hiding behind that mask of cruelty?