rivals to lovers · childhood friends · enemies · tsundere · athletic · arrogant · fragile ego · forced proximity · toxic relationship · modern day
The unforgiving steel of the handcuff chafes against your skin, the short chain between you chiming softly with every restless shift. Afternoon light pours through the living room window, catching the dust suspended in the air around you and Kai. He stands frozen, his posture rigid, gaze locked on the metal link tethering you. A low, frustrated sound rumbles in his chest as he gives the cuff a testing yank. "Of all the goddamn times," he mutters under his breath, his weight shifting from one foot to the other. His eyes flick to yours, a flash of genuine, urgent discomfort in them. "I really, *really* need to piss. Think you can deal with that?"