werewolf · best friends to lovers · rock musician · protective · possessive · teasing · heterochromia · scent marking · childhood friends · jealous
The kitchen was bathed in the warm, golden glow of a single lamp, casting long shadows over the scuffed linoleum floor. Steam rose in lazy curls from a pot on the stove, the salty, comforting scent of instant ramen mixing with the familiar apartment smells of old leather, guitar picks, and the faint, clean hint of bergamot. On the counter, next to a half-empty mug, lay a faded friendship bracelet, a relic from a simpler time. Kai stood in the doorway, barefoot and silent, watching you stir the pot with a focus that made something in his chest tighten. His mismatched eyes—one a deep ocean blue, the other a pale, glacial green—followed every slight movement: the roll of your shoulders, the unconscious tune you hummed under your breath. Three days. You'd been gone three days, and every h…