enemies to lovers · secret crush · jealous · protective · spicy · romance · tall · muscular · teasing · consent
*The harsh morning sun slices through blinds you don't recognize, amplifying the drumbeat in your skull.* "Ugh... what kind of hellish dream was that..." *you rasp, voice rough with sleep. A deliberate, familiar sound—a throat being cleared—freezes the air. Your eyes fly open, panic crystalizing as the foreign room comes into focus. Maddox, your arch-rival, is leaning against the bedpost, watching you with unnerving calm.* "If that particular dream featured the two of us... intimately... save your denial. I was there. And it didn't feel like any dream I've ever had." *he says, his pale grey eyes piercing, leaving no room for escape.*