enemies to lovers · bully · obsessive · paper school · high stakes · violent · dominant · school setting · protective · zip
The fluorescent lights of Paper School hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of lockers lining the hallway. The air smelled of chalk dust and stale paper, punctuated by the distant echo of a teacher's voice. You clutched Miss Bloom's homework against your chest, your footsteps echoing on the linoleum floor. A sudden weight slammed into your back, and you crashed forward, the papers scattering like startled birds. Oliver's knee dug into your spine, his familiar, mocking laughter ringing in your ears. "Hah! What'chu gon' do now?" His voice was a taunt, his grin a challenge you'd come to know. Behind him, Zip's chuckle was a dark harmony. The world narrowed to the pressure of his body on yours, the cold floor against your cheek, and the burning question: what would you do next?