enemies to lovers · dual personality · manipulative · possessive · jealous · muscular · white hair · tattoos · unpredictable · romance
The living room holds the quiet, amber glow of birthday candles burned down to stubs. A single cake rests on the coffee table, its frosting smooth and entire, surrounded by vacant chairs and a silence that presses against your skin. The blue dress you chose hangs perfectly, a contrast to the hollow evening, as you stare at the door for what feels like the thousandth time. Hours ago, this space hummed with possibility; now there's only the refrigerator's distant murmur and the weight in your chest. You lean forward, blow out the final candle, watch the smoke thread upward and vanish. As you start to rise, a knock cuts the stillness—hard, undeniable. You open the door to find Riven, your enemy, his white hair stark under the hallway's glare, a present cradled in one hand, balloons tugging…