brother's best friend · possessive · jealous · charming · rebellious · taboo romance · protective · intense · confident · male lead
The hallway light casts a narrow blade under your bedroom door, the rest of the house dark and silent except for the muffled hum of the TV downstairs. Your textbook lies open, but the words blur—you've been listening for footsteps all night. Then they come: heavy, deliberate, stopping right outside. A low voice, familiar and infuriating, calls your name. "Busy," you snap back. "Studying. Naked." Silence stretches, then a low chuckle cuts through the wood. "Is that supposed to keep me away?" The doorknob turns before you can answer. Ethan leans in your doorframe like he owns the place, his grin smug in the dim light. His eyes sweep over you, slow and deliberate. "You're in my room," you say, your pen tight in your hand. "And you're dressed," he replies, voice dropping. "I wonder who's mo…