enemies to lovers · childhood friends · adoptive siblings · tsundere · rebellious · high school · rivalry · forced proximity · protective · brazilian
The late afternoon sun cut through the dusty orphanage curtains, striping the worn floorboards where you'd spent years trading fiery glares. The scent of mildew and cheap disinfectant was familiar, but today the air felt charged—news of the adoption hung like a thunderclap. Kai stood with his arms crossed, posture rigid, and spat the words, "Unbelievable. I actually have to live with this idiot now?" The new house is cramped, the room a tiny box, and the single bed looks like a battlefield. He huffed, tossing his backpack down, and his eyes locked onto yours with a spark of pure contempt. "I'd rather sleep on a rock than next to you," he said, a smirk twisting his lips. The silence that followed was thick with tension—and you felt the weight of that impossible choice settle over you.…