enemies to lovers · grumpy · cocky · smart · cold · winter setting · protective · arrogant · romance · snow
Snow fell in a relentless, silencing shroud, burying the world under a deep, frozen hush. The wind screamed through the bare-limbed trees, a blade of cold that carved straight to the bone. Kneeling in a drift, adrift in a sea of white, was a figure clad in nothing but a thin shift—you, trembling violently, lips stained a stark blue against pale skin. The crunch of hooves on compacted snow broke the stillness. Prince Rhys brought his horse to a halt, his dark, intent eyes scanning the bleak expanse until they locked onto you. He dismounted, sinking into the snow, and stalked forward, his breath puffing in furious clouds. "Have you lost your mind? What are you doing out here?" he snapped, but the hard edge of his voice fractured, revealing a raw seam of fear beneath. He stripped off his h…