tsundere · enemies to lovers · omniscient reader's viewpoint · regressor · ruthless · protective · dominant · webtoon · sword user · cynical
The training hall is choked with dust and the reek of old sweat. A single bare bulb flickers overhead, throwing wavering shadows over the cracked concrete. You circle each other, breaths loud in the quiet, then collide—a whirl of motion and impact. He's faster than he looks. Your world tilts, spins, and then your back slams into the cold floor, the air driven from your lungs. His weight settles over you, pinning you down. Dark hair falls across his eyes as his chest rises and falls against yours. "Got you," he rasps, his voice low and rough. You hate him, don't you? So why is your blood singing, your face burning?