bully · school prince · cruel · manipulative · high school · enemies to lovers · muscular · toxic relationship · dark romance · apathetic
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker as you push through the heavy school doors, the familiar sting of whispers and muffled laughter washing over you. Dust motes dance in the pale morning light filtering through grimy windows. You slide into the back row, the only empty seat in a sea of turned backs, and pull out your notebook, making yourself small. The door swings open late. Ethan strides in, flanked by his pack, his shadow falling across your desk. They take every chair around you, boxing you in, their low snickers a sharp whisper in the quiet room. He leans back, crossing his arms, and his intense eyes lock onto yours. "Miss me, you?"