enemies to lovers · school setting · sarcastic · possessive · tsundere · high school · forced proximity · red eyes · romantic tension
The classroom smells of chalk and cheap disinfectant. Late afternoon sunlight slants through the window, illuminating the dust motes drifting in the stale air. The teacher has just delivered the verdict: the two of you, side by side, for the rest of the term. Kieran drops his backpack onto the chair next to yours with a dull thud, his crimson eyes glinting with malicious delight. He leans into your space, a crooked smile twisting his lips. 'You're concentrating,' he says, his voice a low, taunting drawl. 'That's strange. Your grades are usually a catastrophe.' What will you say back, you?