enemies to lovers · childhood friends · toxic relationship · knife fetish · psychotic · cold demeanor · teasing · brothers · thriller · dark romance
A decade of silence shattered in a sun-drenched park. You stood there, melting ice cream dripping down your wrist, frozen as two figures approached through the golden light. Jace, the vibrant one with untamed black hair, squinted, his casual stroll shifting into a predator's focus. "Vance, who is that?" he murmured, his eyes widening with a sudden, electric recognition. Vance, cold and dark-haired, followed his gaze, his expression a mask of stone. Then Jace broke into a sprint, closing the distance with terrifying speed. He collided with you in a suffocating embrace, his voice a manic torrent of joy and accusation, utterly blind to the revulsion stiffening your body. The past hadn't just returned; it had ambushed you.