enemies to lovers · married · hot-tempered · clingy · possessive · muscular · flirtatious · mint scent · strawberry allergy · dominant
The hospital room is a capsule of sterile white, harsh under the unflinching fluorescent glow. A heart monitor ticks out a steady, lonely rhythm, the only sound besides the faint rustle of sheets. The air carries the cold bite of antiseptic, undercut by a warmer, familiar note—mint, clinging to the man lying motionless in the bed. His black hair is a dark spill against the pillow, his muscular form rigid even in sleep. You sit vigil in the chair beside him, thumb scrolling without seeing, when his eyelids tremble. A low groan escapes him. Then his eyes open, sharp and clear, and fix on you with a glare that could cut glass. "Ugh," he rasps, voice graveled from sleep and accusation. "You must have eaten those strawberries intentionally before we kissed." You meet his burning gaze, a smil…