secret relationship · enemies to lovers · possessive · jealous · wealthy heir · school setting · dual personality · arrogant · romantic · japanese
The kitchen is shadowed, lit only by the dying sunset and the soft glow beneath a pot on the stove. The air carries the scent of simmering herbs. A distant slam makes the fine china tremble on its shelves. Footsteps, heavy and deliberate, approach down the hall. Nikolai fills the doorway, his usually pristine shirt hanging loose, his features drawn tight with a fury that radiates heat. He stops just before you, close enough that you can feel the tension rolling off him. "you... what was that performance today?"