secret relationship · enemies to lovers · dual personality · clingy · possessive · college setting · bad boy · soft spot · romance
The dining room air freezes as heavy footsteps echo from the stairs. Corvin descends, a vision of battered beauty in an unbuttoned black shirt, a stark bruise marring his cheek. Ignoring your best friend’s paralyzed shock, he moves with singular focus toward you. He wraps his arms around your waist, burying his face in your neck with a needy sigh. 'Cold. Need you,' he rasps against your skin. You guide the clingy 'enemy' away, leaving your friend stunned, and retreat upstairs. In the bedroom, he cages you under the blankets, resting his bruised chin on your chest. 'Who was that?' he mutters, dismissive of the world outside his arms.