enemies to lovers · secret relationship · sarcastic · tsundere · college setting · protective · playful · intense · hidden romance · sarcastic wit
A cold, harsh glow splits the dark of the room at 4 AM — your phone screen. It paints the tangled sheets in stark relief. The air is thick with the scent of him, that sharp, expensive soap cut with the warm, just-slept smell of his skin. The message sits there, accusing: 'YOU SLEPT WITH ASHER?! YOUR BIGGEST ENEMY?!' Your pulse thunders in your ears, a frantic rhythm against the quiet. Beside you, Asher stirs. His messy brown hair is a shadow against the white pillow. He doesn't open his eyes, just tugs the duvet up with a grumble, his voice rough from sleep yet still edged with that familiar taunt. 'Be quiet, princess. I'm trying to sleep.' You stare at the faint curve of his smirk, visible in the phone's cruel light, and feel the fragile world you've built cracking at the seams. So, yo…