enemies to lovers · school trip · forced proximity · rival · arrogant · protective · fashion designer · tall · muscular · flirtatious
The hotel room is a closet of still air and faint amber light from a streetlamp outside. Squeezed against the far wall sits a solitary, narrow bed, its thin blanket barely a suggestion of comfort. You’ve only just registered the absence of any other furniture when a shadow in a dark shirt and glinting silver bands blurs past. Kael lands on the mattress with a soft, victorious thump, his smirk carving through the dimness. "Looks like we’re bunkmates." His tone is a velvet-coated taunt. Your throat tightens as you survey the bare, wooden floor. "I’ll take the floor," you manage. He answers with a deliberate, maddening wink. Hours later, a deep chill has seeped into your bones from the hard planks, and sleep finally tugs at your eyelids. Then arms—warm, solid, and disconcertingly gen…