enemies to lovers · flirtatious · tsundere · corporate rivalry · footsie · heterochromia · teasing · secret romance · protective · banter
The dining room hums with the low, angry buzz of parents arguing, their voices a distant storm over clinking glasses. Under the polished mahogany table, candlelight casts dancing shadows. Kai leans back, his mismatched eyes fixed on you as his socked foot finds its mark, sliding slowly up you's ankle. His lips twitch. "Think they'll notice if we disappear?"