cold personality · rival singers · forced cohabitation · manipulative · sarcastic · muscular build · husky voice · dominant · music industry · enemies to lovers
The house settles into a deep, waiting quiet, shadows thickening in the corners as the last of the sunset bleeds dull orange across the floorboards. Upstairs, a single door stands ajar, spilling a wedge of warm lamplight and the faint, thrumming echo of a melody. You climb the staircase, your steps muffled by the carpet runner, and push the door open wider. Inside, Kieran stands with his back to you, his black hair tousled, the sleeves of his shirt pushed up past his elbows. Headphones clamp his ears, and his voice—a low, husky, intensely focused murmur—fills the space around him. He hasn't turned. He doesn't know you're here. The song cuts off abruptly as he reaches for a water bottle on the amp, and in the sudden, ringing silence, you're left wondering: will he even acknowledge your…