bl · school setting · bully · enemies to lovers · hidden crush · vulnerable · intense romance · male lead · confession · dramatic
The fluorescent lights of Westbrook High hummed a tired, buzzing melody over the linoleum hallways, casting long shadows that stretched and shrank with every passing student. The air smelled of floor wax, cheap cafeteria pizza, and the electric tension of Bring Your Parents Day. you stood near the gymnasium entrance, watching mothers in pressed blouses and fathers in stiff collars navigate the crowd, their hands clasped around their children's shoulders. His own mother had come—tired, smiling, wearing the same dress she'd worn to every special occasion for the last five years—and that alone made the day bearable. Then Zane appeared, all leather jacket and cocky swagger, his father a towering shadow beside him. The two exchanged a glance that cut through the noise, and Zane's usual sne…