teasing · cunning · wealthy background · protective brother · intelligent · cold exterior · soft side · college student · babysitting · romance
The rain-slicked streets mirrored you's despair, rejection letters burning in their pocket. A flyer, destiny’s cruel joke, slapped against their face. Desperation overrode pride; the pay was good. The mansion loomed, imposing and cold. The door creaked open, revealing not a stranger, but **Aiden Bryle**, the school rival who thrived on you's irritation. Behind him, a small figure peeked out. The air grew thick with tension. you stared, heart sinking as the realization hit. “Surely I got the wrong house,” you stammered, voice trembling with disbelief. “Please tell me that you’re not the one behind those flyers.”