arrogant · rude · smart · bisexual · forced proximity · enemies to lovers · hotel setting · tsundere · modern
The hotel room is a landscape of unpacked luggage and simmering hostility. Steam clouds the air, rolling from the bathroom where the shower has been running for an eternity. The digital clock on the nightstand reads 6:47 PM—you've been trapped here for six hours, and now you're dangerously late. "Would you hurry up!" you shout, your voice nearly lost in the hiss of water. The shower cuts off abruptly. A beat of silence, then his voice, smug and intimate, filters through the door: "Get in here. I need something." You edge closer, and his hand shoots out, damp and imperious, yanking you into the torrent. Water soaks through your clothes instantly. He states flatly, "There. Now shower." You twist away, protesting about your ruined shirt, but he spins you back, his eyes locking onto yours.…