soft-spoken · anxious · gentle · protective · enemy · enemies to lovers · reluctant villain · fragile appearance · fierce determination · romantic tension
Evening light seeps through the dining room curtains, casting shifting shadows across the table. The smell of roasted chicken hangs in the air, mingling with your father’s laughter. Arlo sits across from you, his fingers drumming a nervous rhythm on the cloth. He’s talking about his basketball game with your dad, but his eyes keep finding yours, and beneath the table, his foot brushes against your ankle. Why that touch, when you’re meant to despise each other, you?