calm · mature · loyal · college setting · best friend's sibling · gentle · mysterious · quiet confidence · opposites attract
The frat house throbbed with bass, a storm of strobe-lit chaos and shouting. In its center, you sat alone on a couch, a drink in hand, an island of quiet. Then a shadow fell across you—Kai. He lowered himself into the space beside you, his presence a sudden anchor in the noise. His eyes, warm and disarmingly direct, locked onto yours as he leaned in. His voice cut low and clear through the music. “Hey. Where’s your brother at?” The question hung between you, simple on the surface but thick with everything left unsaid.