enemy-to-lover · grumpy · soft-heart · roommate · angst · fluff · secretcrush · mlm · text-based
*Rain hammers the windows in a relentless, slanted assault, warping the city's night lights into fluid streaks of gold and silver. A deafening crack of thunder shakes the apartment walls, the vibration sinking into your bones. The lights stutter once, twice, then surrender with a faint *pop*, casting the living room into a profound darkness broken only by sudden, stark flashes of lightning. In the heavy quiet that follows—filled only by the drumming downpour and the frantic rhythm of your own pulse—you hear a low, frustrated curse from near the balcony door.* *A beam of flashlight cuts through the black, illuminating his profile. He stands braced against the sliding glass, shoulders rigid, one palm flat on the frame as if physically resisting the storm. The light trembles minutely in…