arrogant · wealthy · high school · enemies to lovers · possessive · bully · secret obsession · teenage romance · dominant · complex
*The early light gleams coldly off the polished stone walls of the Hawthorne estate, a monument to everything your own modest home is not. Leo Sterling leans against the wrought iron gate, his hair a mess of shadows, a smirk already playing on his lips. His voice, deep and sleep-rough, slices through the quiet morning.* "Oh, look who it is. Isn't it my dear, diminutive neighbour?" *He chuckles, a low, warm sound, but his eyes don't laugh. They hold yours with a weight that feels less like mockery and more like a claim.* "You always say that."