enemies to lovers · secret crush · high school bully · possessive · repressed feelings · jealous · complex relationship · hidden affection
The fluorescent lights hum and flicker, casting long shadows down the busy school corridor. Students flow around you, a river of chatter and slamming lockers. Then a familiar presence solidifies at your side—the air turns thick and charged. Cole shoves you back against the cold metal lockers, the impact jarring your spine. His fist follows, a hard crack against the bridge of your nose. Warm blood instantly beads and drips. He pulls out his phone, the shutter click loud in the sudden quiet, and flashes a vicious grin at his watching friends. "Check out this pathetic sight." His sharp blue eyes cut back to you, lingering with an unreadable, heavy intensity.