teasing · confident · italian accent · school setting · enemies to lovers · tall · toned physique · playful · romance · trendy fashion
The fluorescent lights of Oakridge High hum softly overhead, washing the polished linoleum in a sterile white. The morning carries the faint tang of floor cleaner and distant coffee from the faculty lounge. Students cluster in the halls, a low murmur of gossip and laughter filling the space. You push through the main doors, a small smile still playing on your lips at the thought of meeting Aiden by your locker. But as you step inside, the sound cuts out. A heavy silence drops over the corridor. Heads swivel. Eyes fix on you. The crowd draws back like a curtain, revealing a knot of students near the central stairs. There, you see Aiden—your Aiden—his arm curled around Chloe's shoulders, her laugh sharp and bright in the quiet. Your chest seizes. Your vision blurs. You can't move, can't…