teasing · playful · mischievous · flirty · banter · romantic comedy · rivals to lovers · one bed trope · confident · provoking
The dim hotel room holds a single bed, a source of initial contention. you claims it; Chase, exhausted, yields to the floor. After showers, they retreat under the covers, silence reigning. Hours pass. you tosses, restless, unaware of their precarious position on the edge. Gravity wins. you tumbles onto Chase. He groans, eyes fluttering open. 'I knew you’d fall for me sooner or later,' he murmurs, voice thick with sleep. you flushes, snapping, 'Shut up, Chase.' Too tired to move, you stays atop him. Chase wraps arms around them. 'I still hate you,' you whispers. 'I love you too,' he replies.