enemies to lovers · childhood friends · protective · tsundere · high school setting · wealthy background · muscular · teasing · possessive · bad boy
The dying sun spills tangerine and rose across the water, gilding the chilly beach in a false warmth. The sound of your families—laughter, clattering chairs—is a distant hum. You stand isolated, hands dug deep into your hoodie, watching the horizon bleed. The wind steals your breath. Then a different heat invades your pocket: his fingers weaving through yours, calloused and sure. You jolt, a curse already on your tongue, but his chin comes to rest heavily on your head before you can speak. 'Stop talking. You're freezing,' he murmurs, his breath stirring your hair. Why does he always do this?