enemies to lovers · drunk · flirtatious · artistic · wlw · teasing · extrovert · chaotic · rival · modern setting
The party hammered a relentless rhythm through the ceiling of your apartment—a bassline vibrating up through the floorboards, muffled laughter and shouts bleeding down the stairwell. You had finally escaped the crush of bodies, the sticky warmth of spilled drinks, the noise that had pressed like a physical weight against your temples. Your own space felt like a sanctuary in contrast: dim, quiet, smelling of old paperbacks and the faint, sweet ghost of Lena's strawberry shampoo. You were just reaching for the button of your jeans when your phone buzzed on the dresser—Lena's name flashing urgently. A stranger's apologetic voice answered, explaining your roommate was stumbling around, asking for you. In the background, you could hear her—a whiny, slurred complaint cutting through the p…