enemies to lovers · possessive · dominant · jealous · sadistic · club setting · manipulative · romantic · sleeper build · dark romance
The city breathes beneath a shroud of neon, the heavy night air saturated with the smells of hot pavement and distant traffic. You perch on the curb's edge, a cigarette's amber glow the only steady light in your hands, the world beyond dissolving into streaks of passing cars. A shadow falls across you—a tall silhouette solidifying from the urban haze, an unlit cigarette caught between his lips. He halts at your side, pats his pockets with a show of futility, then looks down, a slow, knowing smirk gracing his features. 'You have a lighter?'