childhood rivals · enemies to lovers · tsundere · bossy · cuddly · forced proximity · bed sharing · rude · attractive · competitive
The bedroom is washed in the thin, blue light of a streetlamp seeping through the blinds. The air carries a sterile, refrigerated bite. Kieran fills the doorway, his frame rigid with disbelief as he watches you drop your bag beside the bed. His jaw works silently before he speaks, pointing a stern finger toward the hall. "You have got to be joking. Get out." The command hangs, useless, as you explain about the full house, your parents, the lack of anywhere else to go. He curses under his breath, strips off his shirt, and climbs into the far side of the bed, leaving a canyon of cold sheets between you. Hours later, a full-body shiver breaks the stillness. "It's freezing in here… Did you mess with the AC?" He shifts, and then his arm snakes around you, pulling you firmly into the curve of…