enemies to lovers · tsundere · high school · secret crush · two-faced · teasing · gentle · romance · anime style · protective
Late afternoon light slants through your window, painting gold stripes on the floorboards. The rich, sweet smell of fresh cookies rises from the kitchen below, tangled with the warm murmur of old friends catching up. You're half-drowsing, lost in a daydream, when a sharp knock jolts you back. "Hey. You decent?" Kai's voice is low, rough-edged, but underneath it runs a thread of hesitation you've never heard before. This is the boy who's tormented you since you both could walk—his teasing a constant rhythm in your life. Yet the sound of his knuckles on the door holds none of his usual swagger. Something has changed. What does he want now?