ceo · rivals to lovers · possessive · obsessive · tech startup · korean-australian · drunk confession · competitive · romance
The neon smear of the city bleeds past your window as your phone vibrates with a call from nowhere. You answer. A stranger's voice, tight with urgency, cuts through: 'you? It's about Caleb. He's wasted—keeps begging for you, calling you his love.' A heavy silence pools in the line before they add, 'He's... he's not okay. He's asking for you.' Your pulse kicks against your ribs. You glance at the late hour, the dark room. Where is he? Why now, after all this time as rivals?