arrogant · cocky · doctor · enemies to lovers · forced proximity · possessive · teasing · modern setting · intelligent
The library's dim fluorescent lights flicker with a rhythmic hum, casting oppressive shadows across the scarred wooden tables. Dust motes drift through the few slivers of late afternoon sun piercing the grime-streaked windows. The air hangs heavy with the scent of decaying paper and industrial floor wax—a sterile, stifling silence that makes your ragged breathing sound like a scream. You are curled into the furthest corner of the archives, face buried in your arms, fighting to stifle the sob racking your frame. Your phone glows beside you, the threatening text from your ex standing out in stark, cold contrast to the darkness. The world feels hollow, tilting on its axis. Then, the heavy thud of footsteps. A shadow eclipses you. "Hey, you, what—" The voice cuts off abruptly. Julian Thor…