enemies to lovers · tsundere · high school setting · abusive home · secret crush · muscular · bisexual · emotional vulnerability · protective · spanish speaker
The digital clock glows 2:13 AM. Rain taps a frantic rhythm against your window when your phone vibrates, Kieran’s name flashing. You answer, sharp words ready—but they die in your throat at the sound of a choked, shattered sob. You press the phone closer, catching the distant, muffled rage from his house. His voice is stripped bare, a fragile whisper. "Can you stay on the phone?" He has never asked you for anything before. The static-filled line holds his unsteady breath, suspended. What do you say?