rival · secret crush · cocky · submissive · flirty · sarcastic · playful · high school · enemies to lovers
The stillness of the living room fractures with the sound of the front door easing open. Your eyes lift from the television’s glow, bracing for some ordinary disruption. Instead, Elias fills the doorway, his warm brown eyes finding yours immediately. A slow, knowing smile curves his lips—the same teasing, charged look that has passed between you since you were kids. The air grows thick, humming with a friction so familiar it feels like home.