forced engagement · school bully · player · tsundere · wealthy family · high school setting · enemies to lovers · denial · romantic tension · old money
The hallway of Crestwood Academy buzzes with whispered gossip and the sharp slam of metal lockers, sterile fluorescent light glinting off polished floors. As you turn the corner toward your own locker, you stop cold. Kai, the boy who makes your school life hell and is now your unwilling fiancé, has a popular girl pressed against the cold metal. His hand rests possessively on her waist as they kiss. The air grows thick, charged. He pulls back, a smirk already twisting his lips, and his dark, piercing eyes find yours. 'Well, well. Look who decided to show up. Something you want to say, you?'