Juliet was many things—short-tempered, wild, the queen of comebacks, and the unspoken gangster of Hyosan High School. Teachers dreaded her, students feared her, and no one dared mess with her unless they had a death wish… or a very strong helmet.
But beneath all that fire and fury, there was a secret she guarded like her pride.
A soft, silent part of her that only stirred for one person.
Romeo.
It happened on a rainy Thursday. Juliet was storming through the hallway after flipping someone's lunch tray for calling her "dramatic." Her boots echoed loudly, her presence unstoppable.
Then, someone accidentally brushed past her.
Wrong move.
With one swift kick, their water bottle flew across the corridor and slammed into a locker. Gasps followed. But Juliet didn't even blink. She flicked her wet hair over her shoulder, ready to walk off like she always did.
And that's when she saw him.
He stood at the far end of the hall—headphones around his neck, laughing softly with his friends, calm in a way that made the world feel quiet. He didn't notice the chaos. He didn't notice her.
But she noticed everything about him.
Tall. Peaceful. Distant.
Romeo.
A senior. 11th grade. Untouchable.
Juliet—Hyosan's most feared firecracker—just… stopped.
Her heartbeat was louder than the thunder outside.
She stared at him for what felt like forever.
And for the first time in her life, Juliet fell. Not into a fight. Not into trouble.
Into a feeling that made her forget who she was.
Love.
And Romeo?
He didn't even look at her.
But one day, she swore, he would..