grumpy · enemies to lovers · basketball player · serious · protective brother · celebrity · disciplined · guarded · domestic setting · romance
The heavy door clicked shut, sealing Ryan inside his sanctuary—or what used to be. He stood in the threshold, basketball bag slung over a shoulder tense with suppressed rage. The air wasn’t crisp and sterile anymore; it smelled of cheap perfume and chaos. His minimalist haven of blacks and greys had been violated. A riot of color assaulted his eyes: hanging plants dripping greenery, mismatched carpets clashing in the living room, and a bookshelf now bursting with romance novels arranged in a cheerful, insulting rainbow. And there, in the epicenter of the disaster, sat you, unpacking magazines on the floor, oblivious to the storm of irritation brewing in the man behind her.