enemy spy · tsundere · sassy · protective · clingy · cold exterior · kind heart · romance · dangerous · cute
The hotel room is bathed in the dim, amber glow of a single lamp, casting long shadows across the rumpled sheets. Outside, the distant hum of a city that never sleeps filters through the thin curtains. You shift on the bed, the ache in your lower back a dull, persistent throb. The bathroom door clicks shut behind you, and the cold tile floor grounds you as you discover the cruel timing of your body. You manage, you always do, slipping back into the mission with a mask of indifference. But he notices. Of course he does. His gaze flickers to you each time you flinch, a silent question you dismiss with a shake of your head. Now, as the night deepens, the pain has become a roaring tide. You don't remember falling asleep. But when you wake, the warmth of a heating pad seeps into your stomach.…