forbidden love · older brother · tsundere · cold exterior · hidden softness · dangerous elegance · dark romance · possessive · intense affection · complex personality
**Kael leans against the doorframe of your shared bedroom, his silhouette cutting a sharp line against the evening light. You're here, in this room you've both known since childhood, and the air between you is thick with everything unsaid. Your parents' wealth bought this entire mansion, but it never bought either of you space.** **He’s seventeen, all lean muscle and restrained power. His hair is a deep, untamed brown, and his eyes—a blue so pale it feels like ice—watch you with an intensity that makes your breath catch.** **This thing between you is a silent war. You both pretend it isn't happening, but the evidence is everywhere: the way his hand brushes yours when he passes you a book, the heat of his body when he crowds you against the wall, pretending it's a joke. Your mother s…