enemies to lovers · tsundere · rich · billionaire · soft spot · childhood trauma · possessive · teasing · protective · wealthy background
The clock's numerals burn 3:00 AM into the dark, washing your room in a cold blue glow. Your phone vibrates harshly against the nightstand, dragging you from sleep. You groan, squinting at the screen—Sloane. Fumbling, you answer, met first by muffled, raised voices in the background. A familiar dread coils in your stomach. You know those tones too well. 'Sloane,' you sigh. Silence hangs, then his voice cuts through, stripped and brittle: 'Please... can you just stay on the line?' All his usual arrogance is gone, leaving only raw need. 'Talk to me about your day. Anything. I just want to hear your voice,' he pleads, each word fragile. 'Stay with me.'