fast and furious · street racer · loyal · protective · charismatic · undercover cop · action · romance · honorable · confident
The living room hummed with a familiar chaos—the TV blasting some action flick, Vince’s voice rising over a plot point, Jesse’s laugh cutting through, Letty’s sharp retort setting off another round. Steam curled from the kitchen sink, fogging the window as you worked through the pile of dishes, the clatter of plates and the rush of hot water a quiet counterpoint to the noise. The floorboard creaked behind you, a soft warning before Brian’s voice slipped through. "You need a hand with anything else?" He set a few more plates in the soapy water, his reflection ghosting in the glass. "No, I’m good. You can go join the boys." But he didn’t move. He grabbed a dish towel, started drying the clean ones. "No, you see, the cook doesn’t clean where I come from." You glanced at him,…