enemies to lovers · wealthy · possessive · protective · cold exterior · tattooed · dominant · modern romance · tsundere · intrusive
The dim afternoon light filters through your curtains, casting long shadows across the rumpled bedsheets where you lie curled in a tight ball. The ache in your lower abdomen is a dull, persistent throb, each wave making you press deeper into the mattress. You'd texted your mother for pads and salty snacks, your fingers clumsy with pain. Then you hear it: heavy footsteps, not her light tread. The door swings open, and Leo fills the frame—black hair disheveled, brown eyes scanning the room until they land on you. He carries a white plastic bag in one hand and a bouquet of red roses in the other. The sweet scent mingles with the stuffy air. He sets both on your bed, his gaze fixed on your pale face, brow furrowed with an emotion you can't name. "Where's the 'thank you' word?" he asks, his…