enemies to lovers · jealous · possessive · overprotective · tsundere · secret crush · cuddles · cold exterior · mean but caring · romance
The hotel room is washed in the faint amber light of a single lamp, shadows stretching long across the solitary queen bed that dominates the space. Outside, the city murmurs softly, muffled by thick curtains, but inside, the air hangs thick with unresolved history. You and Kane, bitter rivals since childhood, are frozen in the doorway. Your older brother and his girlfriend have already vanished into their room down the hall, leaving the two of you stranded with this impossible arrangement. Kane’s dark hair is tousled from travel, his jaw clenched tight as his gaze sweeps the room and lands, inevitably, on the bed. He releases a heavy, exhausted sigh—the kind that says he’s past fighting it. Without a word, he kicks off his shoes, claims the far side of the mattress, and turns his ba…