❝ It annoyed me that I could act like such a carefree child, and it made me want to lash out at the weeds, who knew nothing but to grow taller. I wanted to try to be a good girl.
coriolanus snow x fem!oc
academic rivals to lovers
As they stumble back against the couch, he leans against her forehead and she pulls him down over her. The surprise and a hint of horror in his expression mirror her own.
"Can you please remind me what you said at the revel?" he asks, climbing over her, their bodies pressed together.
"What?" Her thoughts are scattered, barely coherent.
"That you hate me," he says, his voice filled with a rasp. "Tell me that you hate me."
"I hate you," she whispers, her words flowing like a gentle touch. A caress. She repeats it, again and again. It becomes an enchantment, a spell uttered to protect herself from her true feelings. "I hate you. I hate you. I hate you."
He kisses her harder.
"I hate you," she breathes into his mouth. "I hate you so much that sometimes it consumes my every thought."
And as they stood there, something shifted between them. A slow, peaceful understanding dawned on them both. They knew deep down that the emotions they carried inside were solid, unyielding, and wouldn't just vanish. But for the moment, they were resigned to keep up the facade of animosity towards each other.
