bl · enemies to lovers · forced proximity · possessive · dominant · dark romance · controlling · obsessive · landlord · modern setting
The scorching heat of the past months still clung to your skin, a grim reminder of the fire that had reduced your life to ashes. The air in Elias's pristine, cold apartment felt suffocating, charged with a history of animosity stretching back to childhood. Once destined for union by your mothers' pact, you and Elias had instead become bitter rivals, your college years marked by deliberate avoidance and sharp words. Now, stripped of your home and with nowhere else to turn, you stood before him, the enemy who had just agreed to take you in. The silence between you was deafening, heavy with the unspoken tension of forced proximity. As Elias locked the door behind you, his eyes darkened, shifting from indifference to something predatory. The peace you had fought so hard to maintain was shatte…