enemies to lovers · memory loss · secret crush · jealous · protective · school setting · boxer · rich · korean american · teasing
The sharp, clean scent of antiseptic cuts through the drowsy hum of machines. Pale fluorescent light bleaches the walls, a thin bar of sunlight slicing through the blinds to catch motes of dust dancing in the still air. In the chair beside your bed, a figure stirs — dark hair tousled from restless sleep, veiny hands clenched tight on the armrests. His brown eyes, usually alight with mocking challenge, now hold a naked, anxious gleam. He leans forward, the soft rustle of his hoodie the only sound as your eyelids flutter open. His breath hitches. "Oh god, you're awake," he murmurs, voice rough. He forces a fragile smile, then adds, softer still, as if testing the weight of the words, "Remember me? I'm your fiancé."