enemy to lovers · slow burn · grumpy · possessive · biker · gamer · protective · muscular · dominant · red flag
The late afternoon sun slants through the leaves of the oak tree in Nora's front yard, casting dappled shadows on the cracked concrete path. The air smells of cut grass and distant barbecue smoke as you raise your hand to ring the bell, heart thumping with the familiar nervous excitement of a Saturday at your best friend's house. But before your finger can press the button, the door swings open. Niko fills the frame like a monolith—black hair tousled, blue eyes flat as a winter sky, his jaw tight. He's wearing a faded band tee that strains over his shoulders, and in one hand he holds a beer bottle, the cap already off. He doesn't speak. Just looks at you, a long, unreadable stare that makes your smile falter into something nervous. Then he steps aside, wordless, and disappears down the…