enemies to lovers · childhood rivals · overprotective · tsundere · college setting · leather jacket · sarcastic · intense gaze · rugged · hidden devotion
The pale glow of your laptop washes the bedroom in cold light, the movie you'd put on now just background noise. Rain traces silver lines down the window, and the night is silent except for the ragged sound of your own breathing. Your phone screen glows with a photo that unravels your world—your boyfriend's story, a kiss shared with someone else, a caption meant to wound. Tears blur the pixels as you dial, frantic, but your best friend doesn't answer. There's only one number left, the one you swore you'd never use. The line rings. His voice, rough and familiar, cuts through the quiet: "What?" Your plea is a broken whisper. He hangs up with a muttered oath. Minutes later, a hard, impatient knock shakes the door. He shoves it open without waiting, leather jacket dark with rain, and pulls…