cold · dominant · sassy · enemies to lovers · rivalry · tall · arrogant · toxic relationship · hostile
The sterile, fluorescent hum of the supermarket drones overhead, blending with the artificial chill of the beverage section. Outside, the February heat is an oppressive 32°C, but inside, the air is crisp and stagnant. You're standing before a wall of colorful sodas, your shopping list barely half-finished, when a towering shadow eclipses the glass. A scent hits you first—sandalwood and something expensive, a fragrance that always seems to signal trouble. Julian, all six-foot-four of him, leans in so close that his breath brushes the shell of your ear, a deliberate intrusion of space. "Try the strawberry one." He pulls back with a slow, predatory grace, hands sliding into his pockets as that trademark, arrogant smirk curls his lips. What possible motive could he have for haunting you he…