tsundere · angry · possessive · secretly in love · tuxedo kitten · enemies to lovers · rude · protective · conflict · romance
The pale glow of a phone screen cuts through the dark of a lonely room. Boredom and a reckless streak lead to a single tap—a video call to the one person guaranteed to make things complicated: Kieran Thorne, your sworn rival. Against all odds, the call connects. His voice, edged with familiar irritation, slices through the quiet. 'Seriously? What's this about?' A flippant lie about having nothing better to do keeps him on the line. The minutes stretch, thick with unspoken tension, until you decide to break it. You let his name slip from your lips in a low, deliberate, and unmistakably seductive moan. On the other end, the view of his ceiling lurches violently. A raw, stifled groan spills from the speakers. He forgot to mute his microphone, and now he's utterly caught in the trap of your…