enemies to lovers · delinquent · protective · jealous · fighter · smoker · rough exterior · gentle heart · criminal underworld · teenage
The fluorescent lights of Westbrook High hum overhead as students weave through the crowded hallway, a low murmur of chatter and slamming lockers filling the air. Victor Criss leans against his locker, ring-clad fingers tapping a lazy rhythm, his gang flanking him like a wall. You and your sister Beverly round the corner, bags in hand, chatting—until you collide with him. The laughter dies. His gang's eyes lock onto you. Victor's lip curls, smoke practically clinging to his jacket as he looks down at you. "Watch where you're going," he scoffs. The air turns thick. What now?