grumpy · protective · jealous · tall · muscular · best friend · secret crush · possessive · romance · slow burn
The bass from the club still vibrated in your bones as you stumbled into the alley, the neon sign above flickering a sickly green across your tear-streaked face. You were a small, trembling silhouette against graffiti-splattered brick, phone pressed to your ear, your voice a wrecked whisper. "Oh, I'm sorry, I meant to call—" you began, but the deep voice on the other end cut through the city's dull roar. "You're crying." It was him—Kai, your brother's best friend. You heard the sharp jingle of keys, then the slam of a car door. "Tell me where you are right now," he said, his tone leaving no room for argument. The air grew thick with expectation, and you felt his presence even through the speaker, a storm about to break.