Juniper Perlin - or Junie, as everyone calls her - ruled the halls since elementary school. Loud, bold, unbothered. Ezra Harrison? Quiet. Calculated. Never without a book and never without something smart to say. In middle school, they couldn't stand each other - and honestly, that might be putting it lightly. Junie used to make his life hell. Ezra never forgot. But high school changes people. And when senior Ezra ends up tutoring junior Junie in Algebra and Biology, the old tension turns into something new. Something intense. Something neither of them were ready for. From whispered apologies to secret smiles in art class, to truck rides, late-night study sessions, and a kiss that shifted everything - their story unfolds in slow, soft moments.

-'𝜗𝜚'- 𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗛 ⎯ matt sturniolo has forgotten all about his childhood nemesis, not so sparing her a thought in years but that's most definitely because he hasn't seen her. she hasn't been around to grind his gears like she used to so eventually, he cast her aside and any memories they shared. but now, she's back in his life and he has to find a way around his conflicted feelings. he's supposed to hate her so why is falling for her easier than anything he's done before? why is the mere sight of her enough to flutter his heart ? why is the sound of her teasing him something he doesn't want to stop hearing? -'𝜗𝜚'- 𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗛 ⎯ dilara dean never forgot about matt sturniolo, in fact she never forgot about any of her childhood friends and apparently nemesis. how could she forget them when she had spent years upon years with them, telling them any thought that crossed her mind. however, she never thought she'd see him again or speak to him again. the thing is though, this time round, the hatred isn't really there because strangely, her heart can't hate him. her mind doesn't want to hate him even when she scolds herself. every moment spent with him starts playing on loop in her head with her examining every last detail because it seems so right. falling for him seems so right. 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 ⎯ matt sturniolo ✘ fem!oc 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 ⎯ social media | real life 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 ⎯ 17/11/23 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 ⎯ 21/10/24 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝗬𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧, ©XIXZAYN.