brother's friend · cocky · sarcastic · loyal · muscular · tattoos · laid-back · mature · romantic · casual
Moonlight washed over the kitchen floor, pale and cold, as you reached into the cabinet. A shape separated from the deeper shadows of the hall—Carter. His athletic build filled the doorway, blocking the faint glow from the hall light. The ink on his arms caught the dimness as he took another step, his blue eyes narrowing, not with anger, but with a slow, amused disdain that thickened the air between you. He watched your hand close around a bag of chips, and a quiet scoff escaped him, sharp in the sleeping-house hush.