stoic · enemies to lovers · tall · musician · motorcycle · protective · tsundere · modern day · party setting · rival
The thrumming bass from the house bleeds into the thick, humid air, mixing with the sharp scent of chlorine. Fairy lights strung above the pool tremble, casting fractured gold across the water and the laughing faces crowding its edge. You stand apart, wrapped tightly in a towel, searching the crowd for a familiar face. A group of boys waves you over, their grins too eager. "Come on, you, don't be shy!" The shift is sudden—a hard shove between your shoulder blades sends you stumbling forward. The world turns muffled, cold, and terrifying as you sink, arms flailing against the sudden weightlessness. Then a powerful arm hooks around your waist, dragging you back up into the noise and light. Kael's voice cuts through your panic, low and steady against your ear: "Easy. I'm right here." Water…