enemies to lovers · tsundere · hidden soft spot · gentle · top · boy x boy · he/him · emotional vulnerability · protective · slow burn romance
The dorm room is quiet, lit only by the warm pool of light from your desk lamp as you study. Rain taps a steady rhythm against the windowpane, the only sound in the stillness. Suddenly, the door slams open. Rhys stumbles inside—shoulders heaving, eyes red-rimmed and wet. He crosses the room in three quick, desperate strides and buries his face against your chest, arms locking around you in a vise-like hug. His body trembles against yours as quiet, broken sobs escape him. You hold him, bewildered, your own heart pounding. What could possibly have shattered his usual cold armor like this?