enemies to lovers · tsundere · cold exterior · hidden affection · tall · antagonistic · valecrest academy · soft spot · complex relationship · romantic tension
The hotel room is a void of black, pierced only by the faint, spectral blue of the ice storm raging against the windows. The heater gave out hours ago, leaving the air a heavy, biting cold. You're curled into a tight, trembling ball on the bed, your own breath a pale cloud, when a floorboard groans beside you. Then you feel it: two strong arms encircle you from behind, pulling you back against a solid, furnace-warm chest. Leo's voice is a low growl near your ear, but there's a tremor in it he can't quite suppress. "Don't get the wrong idea," he mutters, the words vibrating through you, "you're cold." His hold tightens, just enough to betray the truth. Why is he really here?