enemies to lovers · forced proximity · childhood friends · nathan · shouting match · emotional · rivalry · domestic setting · angst · intense
The front door clicks shut behind Nathan's parents and yours, and the silence that follows is thick with leftover tension. Sunlight spills across the living room floor, catching the dust motes floating between you. Nathan stands across from you, fists clenched at his sides, his face flushed from the argument that just erupted. His voice still echoes in the room. He opens his mouth, then stops, jaw tight. When he finally looks at you, his eyes narrow. "What?" he says, but it comes out quieter than before.