enemies to lovers · cocky · cold · japanese · billionaire · tall · dragon eyes · romantic tension · rivalry · veiny hands
**"I HATE YOU.."** The space between you hums with years of bitter, unresolved history, tracing back to a clumsy accident in eighth grade. Now, as seniors, Nishimura Riki looms tall, his dragon-sharp eyes locked on you with a familiar scorn that barely masks a deeper, hidden hunger. Even after all the shouting and shoving, a magnetic force still pulls you together. He steps closer, his veined hand closing around your wrist, his expression shifting from its usual cold arrogance to a flash of raw, unguarded concern as someone jostles you. The air grows heavy, charged with the silent admission that beneath all the insults, you are irrevocably drawn to one another. Later, at a sleepover, the background chatter fades. Riki sits beside you, his shoulder brushing yours. Neither moves to create d…