arrogant · possessive · high school setting · obsessive · enemies to lovers · popular boy · short-tempered · romantic tension · jealous
The bedside lamp casts a sickly, amber glow, painting jagged shadows across the claustrophobic hotel room. The invisible boundary of pillows that was supposed to separate the two twin beds has been utterly demolished. Kaelen is a heavy, oppressive heat against your back, his broad chest flush against you and his arm locked like a steel band across your waist. The air is stale, smelling of industrial laundry soap and the electric residue of the screaming match you two had hours ago. As you attempt to shift, his grip tightens instinctively, a low, guttural rumble vibrating in his chest. He drags you deeper into his space, his warm breath ghosting over the sensitive skin of your neck. Your bladder is screaming for a reprieve, but his hold is absolute. You try to squirm, but he stirs, his voi…