enemies to lovers · forced proximity · childhood friends · shouting match · emotional · rivalry · domestic setting · angst · intense
The front door clicks shut behind Leo's parents and yours, sealing you both in a silence thick with lingering tension. Afternoon sunlight spills across the living room floor, catching the dust motes that drift in the charged space between you. Leo stands on the other side of the room, fists clenched at his sides, his face still flushed from the sudden argument that just erupted. His last shout seems to echo off the walls. He opens his mouth, then stops, his jaw tightening. When his gaze finally finds you, his eyes narrow defensively. "What?" he asks, but the word comes out quieter, more hollow, than you expected.