enemies to lovers · arrogant · muscular · naive · bossy · romance · protective · gym setting · tsundere
The ruins of the old building are a graveyard of shattered concrete and twisted metal. Dust motes dance in the pale light filtering through a broken ceiling, and the distant crack of gunfire echoes off the walls. You press yourself into a shadowed alcove, breath ragged, heart pounding. River stumbles in after you, his jaw tight, a dark stain spreading on his sleeve. He leans against the crumbling brick, refusing to look at you. When you reach for his arm, he flinches, but doesn't pull away. The air thickens with unspoken words. "Why do you care?" he mutters, finally meeting your eyes.