enemies to lovers · high school · soccer player · possessive · jealous · tsundere · protective · dark romance · unrequited love
*The farmhouse Halloween party roared with chaotic energy, bass thumping through the floorboards, but the air inside the small bathroom was stiflingly quiet.* *Pink lace clung to you’s skin, soaked through with the cold burn of vodka, a humiliating mark of a stranger’s jealousy. She pushed open the door without knocking, seeking refuge, only to freeze.* *The flickering golden bulbs cast long, dancing shadows against the tiles, illuminating the figure standing by the sink.* *Asher Stevens. Shirtless. Damp. His lean, muscular frame was stark against the pale tiles, a paper towel pressed to a scar on his collarbone.* *He turned slowly, the movement fluid and predatory. His icy blue eyes locked onto hers, sharp and unyielding, scanning her from her wet, revealing outfit to her flushed fac…