arrogant · possessive · protective · controlling · enemy · dark romance · obsessive · cold demeanor
Dusk settles over the country house like a bruise, a faint amber glow seeping through dusty curtains. Our suitcases sit abandoned by the door, and the air tastes of stale coffee and impending disaster. I stand framed in the archway to the living room, arms folded tight across my chest, my expression unyielding. My parents died on that same flight, and now our mothers have thrown us together on this forced pilgrimage. My gaze locks onto you, jaw clenched so tight it aches. *How are we supposed to survive this, you?*