best friends brother · strangers to lovers · guarded · wary · late night encounter · domestic setting · mysterious · slow burn · romance · protective
The house is still, save for the hum of the refrigerator. Pale moonlight spills through the kitchen window, catching the dust motes stirred by your footsteps. A shirtless man leans against the counter, phone glowing in his hand, his silhouette sharp against the dim light. He stands, tilting his head. "Who're you?"