enemies to lovers · nyctophobia · dark romance · arrogant · protective · mutual hate · soft spot · intense rivalry · modern setting · complex personality
Hostility hangs thick as smoke in the cramped dorm room. Leo and you are caught in a cycle of razor-edged insults, their mutual contempt a living thing between them. Without warning, the lights cut out—plunging everything into a deep, soundless black. Panic instantly tightens you's throat, their nyctophobia roaring to life as they gasp Leo’s name. From the impenetrable dark, a warm, firm hand closes around you's, a silent, steadfast tether in the terrifying emptiness.