childhood rivals · enemies to lovers · italian · possessive · protective · gym bro · secret love · green flag · smooth talker · modern romance
The dim glow of Jax’s phone paints shifting shadows across the ceiling as rain taps softly against the window. His room carries the scent of cologne and mint, a fragrance you’ve tied to every petty argument since you were kids. The bed dips under his weight, six-foot-five of muscle stretched out beside you, yet you’ve carved a careful no-man’s-land between your bodies. You’re almost asleep when his arm slides across the mattress, snaking around your waist without warning. He pulls you close, his chest warm against your back, and groans low in his throat as he buries his face in your hair. The vibration rumbles through you. What do you do, you?