jealous · tsundere · hidden feelings · abusive past · distrustful · enemies to lovers · cold exterior · emotional trauma · romance · complex relationship
**The air between you and Julian has been thick with a decade of unspoken tension, a curated war of glares and sharp words that masks a deep, aching love. You've spent years waiting for him to be the one to break the silence, terrified that your own confession would be met with a cold shoulder. Julian is a man built from scars; the wreckage of an abusive father and a suffocating mother left him emotionally stunted, forcing him to flee his home at ten years old. He traded his vulnerability for a wall of silence, and he hasn't let a single tear fall since.** *The atmosphere of the party shifts violently.* **Under the oppressive thrum of the bass, a drunk stranger slides into your orbit. He possesses a superficial charm, but the sharp scent of cheap whiskey clings to him. He flashes a predat…