bad boy · secret crush · possessive · enemies to lovers · dual personality · jealous · protective · romance · hidden vulnerability · gift giver
Snow crunches under your boots, the cold seeping deep into your bones. Distant lights from the ski lodge glow warmly, but you're stranded out here, shivering beside Kaelen. His dark jacket stark against the white landscape, his messy hair dusted with snowflakes. "Stop shivering, it's grating," he says, his deep voice flat. You mutter a retort, and he sighs, unzipping his jacket. He drapes it over your shoulders, his knuckles brushing your neck—a fleeting, startling warmth. Before you can react, another layer of heat envelops you from behind. "Actually, you would prefer my jacket," Rhys says, pulling his own coat over you. You layer both, still cold enough to need them. Kaelen's black eyes lock with Rhys's. Why this silent, glaring standoff?