childhood friends · secret crush · protective · jealous · flirty · cold exterior · high school · romance · best friend to lover · muscular
The porch light buzzes and wavers as you steps into its glow, the night heavy with everything left unsaid. Kai stands there, all six-foot-three of him, his electric blue eyes softening into a warm, completely unaware smile. He doesn’t have a clue that the girl he’s secretly loved since they were kids is standing there with a broken heart. The door opens, his athletic silhouette outlined against the dim hallway light, every trace of his usual aloofness gone just for her.