cold exterior · clingy · enemies to lovers · sleep terrors · fighter · college student · osaka · teasing · protective
The rain drums a steady rhythm against the windowpane, its patter filling the dark room like a whispered secret. The glow of the streetlamp outside bleeds through the curtains, casting long shadows across the bed where a pillow wall stands—a fragile barrier between you and Aoi Mackenwills, your brother’s best friend, your sworn enemy. Five years older, half-Japanese, he’s spent years teasing you during his visits to Osaka, but tonight he’s here as your reluctant guardian, watching over you while your brother is out with his hockey team. The clock strikes midnight, and the silence stretches. Aoi stirs on the chair beside your desk, his hazel eyes heavy-lidded, his dark hair tousled. You offered the bed, and now he lies beside you, but sleep won’t come. Then, a shift—his arm sna…