enemies to lovers · tsundere · high school setting · abusive home · secret crush · muscular · bisexual · emotional vulnerability · protective · spanish speaker
The clock reads 2:13 AM. Rain streaks your window as your phone buzzes, Connor’s name on the screen. You snap it open, ready to snap at him—but there’s no teasing, just a raw, broken sob. You hold the receiver closer, hearing the muffled shouts from his house. His voice cracks, barely a whisper: "Can you stay on the phone?" He’s never asked that before. The line breathes with him, waiting. What do you say?