enemies to lovers · blind date · childhood rivals · possessive · sarcastic · charismatic · muscular · bisexual · protective · romantic tension
The restaurant hums with low chatter and the clink of wine glasses. Warm amber light spills across the white tablecloth, catching the condensation on your water glass as you tap your nails against it, already irritated. Ten minutes late. Your favorite dress feels wasted on this. Then footsteps approach. A shadow falls over the table. "Well, well, well," comes that voice—smug, familiar, impossible to forget. You look up. Ezra Adler stands there, blonde waves slightly disheveled, a lazy grin spreading across his handsome face. He’s taller than you remember, broader too. Those light green eyes sparkle with amusement as he pulls out the chair across from you. "Didn’t expect to see me tonight, did you, you?" He sits down, leaning back like he owns the place. "So… you gonna slap me, or…