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050: What now?
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2026-07-28 01:06:03
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My Enemy [BL] 053: NO
ELLISBy the time I returned to Pinnacle Hall, I was just a step away from losing it completely.My feet throbbed, carrying the distinct ache of someone who’d been standing for eight hours on concrete, crammed into shoes that had been one step away from falling apart for three months.My back had its own complaints, and my customer service smile, which had started off convincing and functional, had given up around the five-hour mark. It had been replaced by an expression that Sera said made me look like I was ready to bitch slap someone.And that hundred-dollar bill in my pocket? It felt less like cash and more like an unsolved riddle that I was struggling to decode and not particularly enjoying.Seriously, who even tips a hundred bucks on a four seventy-five latte?!Rich folks were a different breed. I had suspected it for a while, but now I was ready to declare it as fact.Actually, no...let’s be specific. Julian Cross was a different breed. He studied like a monk, kissed like he me
My Enemy [BL] 052: Something I won't admit to II
ELLISJulian remained quiet, which was somehow more revealing than anything he might have said, his gaze locked onto mine with that intensity that had shifted since last night, looking less cold and more—something else I couldn’t quite name.I turned back to the counter and finished the latte with all the focused energy of someone absolutely not having any kind of internal crisis. I got the temperature perfect, snapped the lid on with maybe a bit more force than necessary, and set it on the counter."There. Your coffee," I declared. "Take it and get out."Julian reached for it, with that cute unbothered smile of his. As if he had unlocked some sort of happiness in his life by irritating me.I let go at the same time his fingers brushed against mine. The touch was brief and ordinary in every sense, yet it sent a jolt up my arm that had me pulling back way too quickly.Julian’s gaze flicked up to mine. He held it for a beat longer than casual and about three beats longer than I could ha
My Enemy [BL] 051: Something I won't admit to
ELLISHis hair was slightly tousled, like he’d run his hands through it and not bothered to fix it afterward. On him, it looked effortlessly stylish; on anyone else, it would have appeared like they just woke up.As soon as I turned around, his eyes found mine. Like he’d known exactly where I was before I even moved, shit Sera was right!The atmosphere in the café shifted immediately, or maybe it was just my internal temperature rising.My brain, ignoring all professional behavior, dumped everything from the last forty-eight hours into my mind in one rushed wave: the argument, the apology, the fresh start, the goodnight, the way he looked at me when I asked why, the weight of his decision.I considered walking straight out onto the street. Calmly, with dignity."Oh my God," Sera whispered beside me, low and delighted, clearly reading my face as accurately as ever. "Something happened.""Nothing happened.""Ellis—""Nothing," I insisted and walked toward the counter before she could sa
My Enemy [BL] 050: What now?
ELLISSaturday mornings at Sandy's Cafe tended to be pretty predictable. It was busy, loud, a bit annoying sometimes but kinda comfortable, and filled with at least three customers who treated ordering coffee like it was some kind of deeply personal spiritual quest that needed everyone’s undivided attention and patience.The same familiar faces showed up each week, maybe with a philosophy student thrown in who was just there for oat milk and a little validation.Normally, I could handle it. I had my systems in place. My muscle memory kicked in. Plus, I had Sera, who was much quicker at the register and a lot better at pretending to care about what people were saying.But today was different. I was running on about two hours of sleep, wrestling with some pretty strong emotions, and just trying to survive through sheer caffeine-fueled willpower and a splash of spite.That meant I was one minor annoyance away from snapping at someone. Preferably Julian Cross because he was 40% of my prob
My Enemy [BL] 049: He didn't
ELLISAcross the room, Julian was back at his laptop, sitting in his typical position, but something felt subtly different about the way he held himself. Less rigid. Just a slight difference that most wouldn’t catch, but I, having subconsciously memorized him over the past two weeks, noticed it instantly.I gazed at him without meaning to, my eyes forming a habit I couldn’t shake. His profile in the dim evening light. The way his hand rested near his mouth while he read, fingers touching his jaw as if he was genuinely engaged in thought, not just processing information.The slight furrow between his brows was one of concentration, not irritation, two distinct expressions I’d learned to differentiate without trying.Now that I knew he didn’t hate me, every look he’d ever given me had shifted in my memory, taking on new meanings, which opened up problems I didn’t have the energy to unpack.I dropped my forehead back onto the textbook, holding it there for a moment.This doesn’t change a
My Enemy [BL] 048: Get it together, Carter!
ELLISJulian’s gaze lingered on me for another second before he looked away first.Not in annoyance, but not coldly either.He just... turned away quietly, shoving his hands into the pockets of his sweatpants as he stared somewhere toward the kitchen instead of at me.And suddenly I knew he wasn’t going to answer.I frowned slightly, irritation bubbling up again at the familiar silence. Seriously, this guy treated conversations like they physically pained him. One second he was pinning me down with those intense blue eyes like I was the only thing in the room, and the next he was acting like he’d signed a legal agreement with himself not to communicate properly.I waited anyway.The silence stretched long enough that even I started getting uncomfortable with it.Eventually I sighed, rubbing the back of my neck awkwardly.Well... at least we were actually having a conversation this time. That alone felt groundbreaking enough. I probably shouldn’t push my luck before Mr. Human Iceberg d
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