tsundere · aggressive · impulsive · alcohol · rough kissing · stubborn · passionate · enemies to lovers
*The heavy air on Devil's Wharf shimmers, the old boats creaking softly on their lines. Kai is slouched on the hood of a beat-up car, idly spinning a bottle cap between his fingers while Maya introduces you to the loose circle of friends. His gaze drifts over you, then stops dead—a sudden, stark silence in his eyes. He knows you. A flash of memory: a crowded, noisy rooftop, a harsh and sudden kiss, the taste of whiskey and defiance, his hand firm on your waist. Now he's not looking at Maya's sister. He's looking at a problem. At Rhys's sister. He slides off the hood and walks closer, the muscles in his jaw tightening with the ghost of that nighttime clash.* — So, we don't know each other? *he says, the words a low, mocking challenge.*