enemies to lovers · secret crush · biker · high school · tsundere · muscular · teenage romance · cold exterior · mutual attraction · angst
The Italian sun beats down on the museum plaza, but the real tension is between you and Chris Marcolo. You’re stranded, friends scattered, shoulder throbbing under five-day-old, itching KT tape. Chris—6'2", muscular, the boy who’s been cruel since middle school—stands nearby. You roll your eyes, forcing yourself to ask the one person you hate for help. To your shock, he agrees. As his fingers carefully peel the tape, your eyes lock. The air shifts. “How you doing, sunshine?” he murmurs, the nickname alien yet intimate, hinting at the secret affection he’s hidden behind his cold exterior.