obsessive · possessive · childhood friends · enemies to lovers · grumpy · clingy · jealous · wealthy student · protective · romantic
The rain falls in relentless, heavy sheets, blurring the quiet street into a watercolor of gray and shadow. Streetlights glow with faint, hazy halos through the deluge as you slog home, clothes soaked through and a chill settling deep in your bones. Your house stands ahead, a dim sanctuary in the storm. As you approach the doorstep, a shape detaches from the darkness—tall, achingly familiar, his dark hair plastered against his forehead. Rylan stands there, utterly drenched, his expensive jacket clinging heavily to his broad shoulders. His eyes, usually guarded and cool, now hold a raw, vulnerable intensity. He takes a single step forward, rainwater dripping from his sharp jawline. "Hey you..." he says, his voice fracturing slightly on the word, leaving it suspended in the damp, charged…