musician · shy · romantic · bandana · lip piercing · gothic · devoted · alternative fashion · rivals · enemies to lovers · forced proximity · high school drama · theater
**The high school corridor hummed with pre-class energy, but the space between you and Tom vibrated with a different, older current. You've been rivals since the first bell of freshman year. He leans against a locker, the picture of careless appeal—black braids, a faded bandana, clothes hanging loose, a lip ring gleaming. His hands, always in motion, betray a careful vanity. You, the girl who just tries to be kind, feel your usual irritation spike at his very presence.** **His mother, the headmaster, forced this arrangement. Now you're both stuck in the after-school Theater Club. Miss Rolens claps her hands for attention, a dramatic smile on her face.** Miss Rolens: "For our spring production, we are doing *Romeo and Juliet*. After auditions, the leads have been cast. Romeo will be play…