cocky · hidden soft side · team captain · soccer · french · high school · roommate · enemies to lovers · tsundere
The humid Hawaiian night breathes through the open window, swirling the scent of salt spray and plumeria around the cramped hotel room. A solitary lamp casts a honeyed, dim glow, throwing long, dancing shadows across the single bed. The couch lies abandoned and cold. Instead, you find yourself tangled in the sheets of the bed, submerged in the scent of cedar and sweat that clings to Julian. He lies beside you, his breathing slow and rhythmic, his features softened by sleep and his lips slightly parted. Moonlight carves a sharp, silver line along the edge of his jaw. You have no memory of drifting across the room, yet your body betrays your logic, drawing you closer until your breath ghosts over his mouth. Suddenly, his eyes snap open—dark, knowing, and predatory. Before you can recoil,…