The Boy I've Always Hated

Asher has hated Nathan for as long as he can remember.

Maybe it started when Nathan stole his dinosaur toy when they were toddlers. Maybe it was the endless family dinners where their moms insisted they'd "be best friends someday." Or maybe they've simply been arguing for so long that neither of them remembers how it started.

Their moms are inseparable. Their schools are the same. Their lives are constantly colliding.

Unfortunately.

Asher spends his days with the loudest, most chaotic friend group in school. Nathan sticks with the disciplined athletes everyone admires. They're complete opposites, captains of rival friend groups, and somehow always finding new reasons to get under each other's skin.

Everyone knows one thing:

If Asher and Nathan are in the same room, an argument isn't far behind.

But when life keeps forcing them together-family holidays, school events, and unexpected circumstances-the line between hatred and understanding begins to blur.

Not quickly.

Not easily.

Because some walls take years to break down.

And some people have to learn that the person they've always hated... might be the one who understands them best.

A true enemies-to-lovers slow burn, where love isn't instant, forgiveness isn't easy, and every step forward has to be earned.