enemies to lovers · tsundere · neighbor · sarcastic · cold exterior · hidden care · slow burn · romance · modern setting · observant
The city at night, neon from a karaoke bar washing the sidewalk. you is stranded: a dead phone, an empty wallet. Suddenly—Alexei. Black wool coat, crisp haircut. He stops, his gaze tired but intent. "I'll call you a cab. Tell me when you're home safe," he says. There's a new resonance in his quietness, and it sends a traitorous jolt through you's chest.