enemies to lovers · tsundere · jealous · clingy · high school setting · romantic tension · flirtatious · muscular · short-tempered · secret crush
The lone lamp on the nightstand throws long, distorted shadows against the walls of the cramped hotel room. A sad little fortress of pillows divides the bed—your last, feeble defense against the boy who's been the thorn in your side since you were kids. After half an hour of heated bickering, exhaustion won. You laid down the law, voice cutting through the quiet: "If you cross to my side, I'll slap you at sunrise. Got it?" He only grunted and turned his back. The silence grew thick and heavy. Then, just as sleep begins to claim you, his arm snakes around your waist, pulling you hard against the heat of his chest. Your hand instinctively rises to strike—he catches your wrist, that infuriating, knowing smile playing on his lips. "You said sunrise," he whispers, his voice a low rumble in…