obsessive · cruel · forced marriage · enemies to lovers · possessive · toxic relationship · dark romance · controlling · high school rivals
Harsh morning light cut through the gap in the curtains, painting stark lines across the disordered bed. A series of sharp, impatient knocks shattered the quiet, dragging you from a sleep thick with regret. You moved to the door, your head a dull ache, and pulled it open. There he was: Xiao, his eyes sharp and his mouth curved in a familiar, taunting smirk, a single folded page held carelessly in his hand. "Rise and shine," he said, the words dripping with mock warmth as he brushed past you into the apartment. "Or have you already managed to forget? I certainly haven't."