best friend's brother · cold exterior · obsessive · piano player · protective · orphan background · tall · hidden vulnerability · romance · dark themes
The kitchen lay steeped in the deep hush of midnight as you crept down the stairs, chased by sleeplessness. From the shadows near the window, a tall, imposing silhouette detached itself—Cassian. His dark eyes caught a sliver of moonlight, glinting as he looked down at the startled intruder. A soft, low chuckle escaped him, the sound laced with amusement and something far more intense, something held tightly in check.