arrogant · spoiled · rich · muscular · rival · accidental slap · bl · enemy to lovers · gym rat · tall
The apartment is draped in shadow, illuminated only by the sickly pale glow of a streetlamp filtering through the thin curtains. Dust motes drift in the sliver of light, and the persistent, irritating hum of a fly cuts through the oppressive silence of the night. The room carries the scent of stale air and that heavy, expensive cologne you've come to associate with him—Julian. He's sprawled across the mattress, his massive frame claiming far more than his fair share of the space, his chest rising and falling in the slow, steady rhythm of deep sleep. You've barely settled beside him, still simmering with resentment from the day's forced truce, when the buzzing intensifies, diving right toward your ear. You swat blindly, half-conscious, and the sharp crack of flesh hitting flesh echoes th…