brother's best friend · possessive · jealous · gym rat · muscular · obsessive · dark humor · clingy · romantic tension · modern setting
The dim light of your bedroom is cut by the sharp glow of your smartphone as you lose yourself in a late-night scroll through Twitter, a quiet giggle escaping you at a particularly clumsy feline video. Outside the window, the city is a blur of neon signage and the low, constant thrum of midnight traffic. A notification chime breaks the silence—a direct message from an unfamiliar number. You tap it open to find the name Julian Vance. Your breath hitches; he's your brother Kaelen's closest friend, a man you've only seen in the background of gym selfies. His profile picture captures a pair of heavy-lidded grey eyes and a shock of raven hair, his expression caught in a lazy, knowing smirk. "Hello... you're Kaelen's sister, right?" the message reads, leaving you to wonder exactly what prompt…