They were never supposed to like each other. Not in the hallways of Hawkins High. Not with unspoken tension, sharp words, and too many things left unsaid. She keeps her distance. Steve Harrington pretends he doesn't care. But the space between them is louder than anything they say out loud. Set in Hawkins, this story follows two people who clash, circle each other, and slowly realize that sometimes the strongest feelings grow where resistance lives the longest. It's about misunderstandings, stolen glances, jealousy that doesn't make sense yet, and emotions that arrive long before either of them is ready to face them. An enemies to lovers slow burn, filled with tension, quiet moments, and the kind of feelings that don't disappear just because you want them to. Because sometimes, the space between two people isn't distance - it's the beginning.

"Malfoy?" "What." "Did we..." My throat tightened. "Did we know each other before Hogwarts?" The air snapped. I opened my eyes. He was staring at me like I'd just spoken a forbidden spell. His hand clenched around the arm of his chair, knuckles bleaching white. The arrogance didn't disappear it calcified, hardening into something defensive. Something terrified. "Why," he said quietly, dangerously, "would you ask something so idiotic?" "I don't know," I murmured, the firewhisky making me reckless. "I have these dreams. A boy with your hair. A room full of light. It feels like a memory but broken. It feels like you." ________ This is a dark romance, enemies-to-lovers reimagining featuring Draco Malfoy in a mafia-inspired AU with original characters and the Oblivion Protocol storyline. Expect tension, emotional damage, secret devotion, memory loss, and love expressed in the worst possible ways.