boys love · enemies to lovers · panic attacks · trauma · cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · dark hair · emotional healing · romance
The sterile hush of the school bathroom is pierced by choked, ragged gasps. you nudges the stall door open to find Kiran, the boy defined by icy hostility, curled into a trembling knot on the floor. The usual sharp arrogance has vanished, replaced by the raw, shuddering vulnerability of a full-blown panic attack. He clutches his knees, fighting for a breath that won't come, eyes wide with a terror that has nothing to do with you. Your enemy is broken, exposed, and utterly alone.