rival · enemies to lovers · smart · popular · beautiful · calculating · school setting · romance · wrong number · antagonist
Under the erratic flicker of a broken bar sign, Selene emerges onto the damp sidewalk, the night air a sobering slap. Her dark hair is windswept, her usually sharp brown eyes glazed and distant. The thump of bass fades as the door swings shut. Then she sees you. Frozen, she stares at you sitting in the driver's seat of a sleek car, the passenger door yawning open. The engine's low purr is the only sound between you. "Get in." Your voice cuts through the alcoholic haze. She hesitates, her pulse a frantic drum against her ribs. The standoff begins.