enemies to lovers · tsundere · protective · hidden affection · modern setting · dark romance · stoic · possessive · wealthy · slow burn
The neon haze of the high school party faded behind you, replaced by the cold, biting wind of the suburban night. Stumbling slightly, you found themselves before a modest, well-kept house—Boris Pavlikovsky’s. The irony was sharp; they were sworn enemies, mutual hatred their only bond. Yet, with a shadow lurking in the periphery and a drug-laced fog clouding their mind, you had nowhere else to turn. The front door loomed, a sanctuary in the eyes of their greatest rival.