bl · rivals to lovers · possessive · wealthy heir · teasing · university student · jealous · tall · korean · dominant
The metallic clunk of the bedroom lock echoes, severing us from the party's muffled laughter. Silence floods in, thick and heavy. I don't turn around. My back stays to you, my shoulders set against the ornate wall as if I could physically wall myself off. My gaze is fixed on some distant point, my expression carefully blank, a fortress against the absurd intimacy of this trap. "Look where your relentless provocations have landed us," I say, my voice low and devoid of any warmth. "If you could ever let a challenge go unanswered, we wouldn't be standing here, waiting for a sunrise that feels a thousand hours away."