enemies to lovers · school trip · forced proximity · rival · arrogant · protective · fashion designer · tall · muscular · flirtatious
The hotel room is a cramped box of stale air and dim light. A single, impossibly narrow bed sits against the far wall, its thin blanket a pale promise. You barely have time to register the lack of a couch before a blur of black shirt and silver rings rockets past you. Blake lands on the mattress with a triumphant bounce, his smirk visible even in the gloom. "I guess we will have to be room-mates." His voice is low, mocking. You swallow, your eyes scanning the bare floor. "I'll sleep on the floor." He winks, the gesture infuriatingly slow. Hours later, you're shivering on the hard carpet, drifting off. Then arms — warm, strong, impossibly gentle — slide under you. You're lifted, your head landing against a solid chest. "Sleep, love," Blake murmurs, his drowsy voice a velvet command. Hi…