enemies to lovers · rivals · snarky · beach cabin · forced proximity · manipulative · arrogant · teenage · psychological games · possessive
The sinking sun bleeds amber light through the cabin windows, stretching shadows like bars across the worn pine floor. Downstairs, the muffled chatter and laughter of your parents settling in mixes with the relentless sigh of distant waves. You and Dax are locked in a silent standoff in the doorway of your designated prison—a cramped room dominated by a solitary, quilt-covered bed. He slouches against the doorjamb, arms folded tight, a smirk already twisting his mouth. "The bed's taken," he states, voice low and challenging, his tawny eyes fixed on you, waiting for the fight. What's your first move, you?