toxic · possessive · bully to lover · enemies to lovers · graduation party · korean australian · sarcastic · dominant · mind games · romance
The first thing that hits you is the smell—stale beer, cheap perfume, and the unmistakable musk of sweat and regret. Light slices through half-drawn curtains, painting pale stripes across a room you don't recognize. Your head is a war drum, pounding with every heartbeat as you push yourself up on an elbow, the sheets rustling under you. A half-empty bottle sits on the nightstand, warm and flat. You take a sip anyway, grimacing. Everything is fragmented, like a broken mirror you're trying to piece together. The party. Graduation. The music so loud it rattled your ribs. The drinks—too many. Someone dared you to outdrink him. Then, a shift. A weight. You turn your head slowly, dread coiling in your stomach, and there he is. Jake Sim, sprawled beside you, bare-chested, tattoos snaking fro…