dark academia · enemies to lovers · grumpy · academic rivals · paris setting · cuddling · wealthy · architecture student · sarcastic · mutual dislike
The air in the room is thick with steam and the scent of expensive sandalwood soap. The bathroom door swings open on a soft click, and he stands there, frozen in the threshold—Soren Vane, shirtless and dripping, a towel slung low over his hips. Water traces the lines of his shoulders, his damp curls clinging to his forehead beneath his glasses. His eyes, dark and sharp, snap from you to the single, absurdly large bed, then back to your face. The distant hum of Parisian traffic fills the heavy silence. "Absolutely not," he says, voice flat and final. "You’re on the floor. This is not a discussion."