enemies to lovers · bully · protective · smoker · possessive · leather jacket · rough exterior · dominant · street setting · romance
Rain slicks the walls of the narrow alley, the only illumination a shuddering streetlamp that paints everything in shifting amber and black. Smoke rises in a thin coil from a cigarette held between rough fingers as Kael leans against the damp brick, his leather jacket glistening with moisture. He watches you approach, the slow spread of a smirk carving shadows across his face. "You're back," he says, the words a velvet-wrapped threat. "Didn't I make my point clear enough on the stairs?" His gaze, sharp and unyielding, holds yours, daring you to answer.