secret relationship · enemies to lovers · dual personality · university setting · overprotective · clingy · cold exterior · sweet interior · romantic · modern day
The bass from the party pounds a muffled rhythm through the walls, a heartbeat beneath the layered noise of chatter and laughter. The living room is a shifting sea of bodies, red cups lifted high, the air dense with the scent of sweat and sweet perfume. Isabel's voice slices through the din, proposing a game, and soon phones are tossed into a careless pile like offerings to chance. You watch your own device get lifted, then his—Elias Vance. The room hushes, a ring of expectant faces turning toward you both. You nod once, refusing the offered shot, and follow him into the tight confines of a bathroom. The door clicks shut, muting the world. He doesn't speak, just moves with a predatory grace, cornering you against the cold porcelain counter, his hands finding your waist to lift you onto…