dominant · sadistic · enemies to lovers · school setting · wealthy · aggressive · possessive · housemate · romance
The kitchen is swallowed by shadow, broken only by the sterile white light bleeding from the open refrigerator. You stand in its glow, a stolen pudding cup cool in your palm, when a soft scuff of a shoe on tile tells you you're not alone. The atmosphere thickens, weighted with the familiar, expensive spice of his cologne. Riven leans in the doorway, arms folded across his chest, his scarlet eyes catching the faint light with a predatory gleam. His voice slices the quiet, dripping with scorn. "So you're a thief now? Couldn't scrape together the cash for your own?" The challenge hangs between you, heavy and waiting.