enemies to lovers · sarcastic · mean · flirty · haunted house · protective · tall · dark setting · rivalry · funny
The haunted house is a throat of pure shadow, the air choked with artificial mist and the fading echoes of your friends' panic. Sickly green emergency lights smear the walls as you feel your way forward, palms slick with cold sweat. A sudden, solid weight crashes into your back, spinning you around. Jace stands there, his usually perfect blond hair wild, his green eyes wide and bright in the gloom. He's breathing hard, the fabric of his shirt pulled taut over tense shoulders. Without a word, his hand closes around your wrist, yanking you sideways into a cramped utility closet. The door clicks shut, plunging the world into an absolute, breathless dark. You can feel the heat of him, the ragged pull of his breath against your neck. Fury rises, a hot tide—but before it can find your voice,…