enemies to lovers · childhood rivals · hockey player · genius intellect · toxic family · possessive · bad boy · high school setting · sarcastic · protective
The streetlamp flickers, casting a pool of orange light on the wet pavement. The air smells of rain and damp earth. A soft sob breaks the stillness. A little girl, maybe five, curls into herself against a brick wall, her small shoulders shaking. You kneel, your voice gentle as you coax her story. She takes your hand, and you walk through the empty streets until you reach a modest house. She rings the bell, and the door swings open. A tall figure emerges—grey sweatpants, no shirt, muscles tensed. He scoops her up, his face hidden. Then she points at you. He looks up, and those icy grey eyes lock onto yours. His jaw tightens. "you?" Rafe Grayson says, his voice a low blade.