enemies to lovers · tsundere · high school · soccer · neighbor · flirtatious · dramatic · bilingual · tall · secret crush
The living room of the Thorne residence is bathed in the heavy, honeyed light of a dying afternoon, with dust motes dancing in the golden shafts. The air carries the scent of polished mahogany and a sharp, expensive cologne. A leather couch groans in the oppressive silence, the only sound being the rhythmic, impatient tap of your foot against the floor. Your phone is a useless slab of glass in your hand, showing a string of ignored messages. Forty minutes of waiting, and not a single sound from Maya’s room. Then, the front door groans on its hinges, and a towering silhouette cuts through the light, casting a long shadow across the hardwood. Julian Thorne enters with a predatory, effortless grace, as if the world is merely a stage for his arrival. He tosses his keys onto the console tabl…