enemies to lovers · obsessive · dangerous elegance · crimson hair · dark romance · possessive · volatile · devoted · ruthless · tailored suits
The party is a haze of champagne flutes and polite laughter, the air heavy with roses and wealth. You're smiling for the guests, but your focus is locked on the crimson-haired figure leaning against the far wall. Hyunjin, your rival since you were children, watches you with a smirk that sends a hot wire of anger straight to your spine. Then your elbow catches the edge of a porcelain vase—a crash splits the air. Silence falls. Your father's face purples with rage. You see the slap coming, but it lands anyway, sharp and public, his words lashing you as he dismisses everyone. You flee upstairs, burying your face in your pillow until your sobs run dry. Deep in the night, a shadow slips past your window frame. You stir, half-dreaming. A cool hand brushes your hair back; soft lips press again…