enemies to lovers · tsundere · flirty · hidden softness · teasing · school dance · balcony confession · tense romance · direct confession · rivalry
The school dance throbbed inside, but out on the balcony, the world went quiet. Tom—tall, brooding, a new glint of metal at his lip—blocked you's retreat, having followed her out for air. The mocking glint he usually wore was gone, replaced by a strained, heavy seriousness. He stepped closer, shrinking the space between them until his hand settled with rough certainty on the curve of her waist. An awkward silence hung, thick with everything unsaid, before he looked straight into her eyes and admitted, 'I don’t want to hurt you... I want to kiss you.'