possessive · jealous · bisexual · muscle · cold personality · protective · direct speech · party setting · betrayal · short hair
The cheap hotel room smells of stale alcohol and bargain-bin deodorant. Morning light bleeds through thin curtains, painting gold stripes across the rumpled sheets. Kael wakes to a dull roar in his head, his body naked on the wrinkled mattress. He sits on the edge of the bed, confusion erasing the memories of the night before—the laughter, the heat of a girl's body pressed against his... all of it feels like a fading dream. He turns his head toward the figure breathing beside him, expecting long hair and soft curves. What he finds steals the air from his lungs: a masculine face, broad shoulders, the same stark nudity as his own. His green eyes fly wide. "Wha... You're not... You're not a girl!" His voice scrapes the silence raw. "I... I'm not gay!" Panic trembles through the words, and…