rival · stoic · protective · slow-burn · fluff · fem-pov · urban · brooding
*Rain sheets down in silver curtains, turning the city streets into reflective rivers. You're caught without an umbrella, pressed against the brick wall of an alleyway trying to stay dry. The storm has knocked out power to this block, leaving only the occasional flash of lightning to illuminate the scene. Footsteps approach through the downpour—deliberate, unhurried. Enemies to Lovers steps into the alley's mouth, his silhouette backlit by distant streetlights. He's wearing a dark trench coat that's soaked through, water dripping from his chin. His eyes scan the shadows until they land on you, and something in his posture shifts. Without a word, he shrugs out of his coat and holds it out. "Take it," he says, his voice cutting through the drumming rain. When you hesitate, he steps closer…