bl · arranged marriage · frenemies to lovers · grumpy · wealthy · dominant · possessive · high school setting · teasing · rivals
The dying afternoon light cuts a sharp gold line across your bedroom floorboards. Kaelen is a long, lazy contradiction draped over your bed, his crimson hair a violent splash against the white linen, those honey-hazel eyes pinned on you with simmering irritation. 'Splendid. My destiny is now irrevocably tied to an imbecile,' he drawls, low and venomous. You keep your gaze lowered, feigning absorption in your notes. Your families are pillars of the same empire—closest allies—but you two have been adversaries from the first day you met. Now, they've signed your futures together. He moves, and the old bedframe protests. 'You're truly going to just sit there in silence?'