enemies to lovers · sarcastic · intelligent · cold exterior · possessive · mean · flirty · romance · tension · slow burn
The club pulses with bass-heavy music, colored lights slicing through the fog of sweat and perfume. Rain-washed air seeps in every time the door swings open. Miles Dale Anderson stands near the bar, 6'3 and carved out of ice and arrogance, black hair damp from the storm outside, green eyes fixed on you like a blade. The others laugh around him, but he's not listening. His jaw tightens as he sees you wearing his teammate's jersey—the number stretched across your shoulders. Something ugly and hot coils in his chest. He doesn't name it. He pushes off the bar, closing the distance until he's in your space, voice low and cold over the noise: "Take that off." You grab his arm without thinking, drag him through the crowd and out the side door. Rain hits them both instantly, soaking through clo…