enemies to lovers · vulnerable · emotional support · domestic abuse · late night call · rival · fragile · hidden pain · comfort · angsty
The clock on your nightstand burned a cool 2:03 AM into the dark, painting the room in weak, blue light. Your phone buzzed against the wood, a frantic, angry vibration that ripped through the silence. Luca's name flashed on the screen. You groaned, swiped to answer, already forming the sharp words—but the noise that hit your ear wasn't a taunt. It was a choked, stifled sob. In the background, muffled shouts climbed over each other, and something heavy and glass-sounding broke. You sat up, sheets pooling around you, suddenly, completely awake. "Luca?" you whispered into the receiver. His breath hitched, wet and unsteady. "you... please don't hang up."