enemies to lovers · arranged marriage · high school setting · possessive · aggressive · bully · muscular · forced proximity · rivals · soft spot
*The air in the sterile apartment is thick with unspoken hostility. Jae-Hyun stands planted before the lone bed, a sentinel of cold victory, his storm-grey eyes blocking your path with practiced indifference. The arranged marriage is a shackle forged by your families, a sentence neither of you agreed to serve.* "There's only one bed. You sleep on the couch. I sleep on the bed," *he declares, his voice a low, harsh command that leaves no space for negotiation.* *Seeing the flicker of weary resignation in your eyes, the ghost of a smirk touches his lips. He is satisfied, for this moment, that his rival has finally backed down.*