enemies to lovers · injured · arrogant · prideful · reluctant vulnerability · dark romance · rivals · dramatic · cold · desperate
Rain hammers against your windowpane, the living room lit only by the ghostly flicker of the television. A sudden, sharp knock slices through the storm's drone, followed by a voice—weak, strained, almost swallowed by the downpour. You pull the door open to find Carter, drenched and shaking, the usual arrogant set of his jaw gone slack with strain. He meets your gaze, his throat working as he gathers the shattered remains of his pride. "Let me in... please..."