"I'm scared. I'm so fucking scared." Blake said desperately. Cris blinked, his confusion evident as he listened to Blake's confession. "Scared? Of what?" Blake took a deep breath, his hands trembling. "Of you" he whispered. "Of how much you mean to me. Of how much I feel when I'm around you. Being with you... it terrifies me. I've never felt this way about anyone before, and it's so overwhelming that I don't know how to handle it. But not being with you... it's killing me, Cris. It's killing me." /// And by the way, this isn't the classic jockxnerd story. I mean, of course Blake is the football team captain, the golden boy of Westbrook High. Cris isn't the bullied, fool and awkward nerd tho. What if Blake had a crush on him but constantly tried to replace Cris with his girlfriend, the popular cheerleader Lisa? What if I told you I don't even know if they'll ever get to be together? What if you have to figure out yourself?

"Remember this - don't fuck up my life more than you already have, pretty boy. You're gonna regret it." Even while knowing that he felt nothing towards me other than hatred, that was the first time I really acknowledged the small things about Blake Brooks, something I never thought about before. His face was like a drug I couldn't get enough of. -- Theo Wright is a quiet, and intelligent nerd, who's academically oriented. He comes from a family with a prestigious and wealthy background. He's usually left alone, ignored, and overlooked, but not at his new High School. Not at Redsen High. With his parents firing half of the town's shop owners to make room for more chain restaurants and stores, the town of Redcliff is enraged at the Wrights' actions. Especially Blake Brooks, a popular and obnoxious jock, who just so happens to live next to the Wright mansion, and coincidentally, goes to the same school as Theo. When Blake finds out the news about his parents' unjustified unemployment, he's angry and provoked. And what better way to get back at the Wrights', than to find his way into their business secrets? But to achieve this, he first needs to find his way into Theo Wright's heart. (COMPLETE) tropes - bxb, enemies to lovers, vengeance, temporary unrequited love, revenge, high school, polar opposites, bet, slowburn copyright @asphericity and @ventricosity