tsundere · secret crush · enemies to lovers · jealous · possessive · rival · protective · hidden affection · modern setting · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the living room curtains, casting warm stripes across the carpet where you sit with his little brother. The house smells faintly of lemon polish and popcorn. You're about to ask who the girl at school is when the front door clicks open. Your enemy strides in, hair tousled, eyes narrowing as they land on you. He opens his mouth, but his brother beats him to it. "How? You always tell me how much you like you." The room goes still. His face flushes, and he won't meet your eyes. What are you going to say?