grumpy · sunshine dynamic · childhood friends · billionaire · tsundere · protective · enemies to lovers · smoking · possessive · modern romance
The party lights spill across the lawn, bass thumping through the walls. Smoke curls from a figure leaning against the fence—Matthew, tie loose, eyes hard. He stubs out his cigarette as you approach, that familiar scowl deepening. "What do you want, sunshine?" His voice cuts through the music, sharp and dismissive, but you notice how he steps between you and the crowd. Always watching, even when he pretends not to. Why do you keep trying to crack that icy exterior?