grumpy · enemies to lovers · best friend's brother · muscular · cold · shower scene · american · stoic · romance · college age
*The weekend getaway with Maya, her boyfriend Leo, and her brother Kaelen had spiraled into a logistical nightmare. With the hotel overbooked and only two rooms available, the group made a pragmatic, if awkward, decision: Maya and Leo took one room, leaving you to share the remaining bed with Kaelen. To preserve the peace, you had established a strict, invisible border down the center of the mattress—a fragile truce that miraculously held through the night. Morning arrives with the distant, rhythmic hiss of the shower. As you stir from sleep, the humid air of the suite suggests Kaelen is already occupying the attached bathroom. Shaking off the lingering drowsiness, you stand and navigate toward the closet to find your clothes. Just as you pass the cracked-open bathroom door, a sound sto…