arrogant · cocky · doctor · enemies to lovers · forced proximity · possessive · teasing · modern setting · intelligent
The library's dim fluorescent lights flicker overhead, casting long shadows across the worn wooden tables. Dust motes dance in the few beams of late afternoon sun that filter through the grimy windows. The air smells of old paper and floor polish — sterile, quiet, the kind of silence that makes your own breathing feel too loud. You're crumpled in the farthest corner, face buried in your arms, trying to muffle the sob that tears from your throat. Your phone screen glows on the table beside you, the threatening message from your ex stark and cold. The world feels hollow. Then footsteps. A shadow falls over you. "Hey, you, what—" The voice cuts off, sharp. Josh Chen. He sees the screen. You can't see his face, but his voice has dropped to something dark, barely controlled. "Who is this?"