tsundere · fake boyfriend · sarcastic · blunt · family pressure · modern setting · romance · hidden vulnerability · stoic
The cream-colored carpet muffles your steps as the heavy bedroom door clicks shut. Outside in the hall, the faint clink of coffee cups and the subdued laughter of your parents still linger. The scent of roast and vanilla pudding hangs in the air—and with it, the lie of the perfect dinner. Kael lets out a ragged sigh and drops into the chair at your desk, his knuckles pale where he grips his crossed arms. The light from the bedside lamp carves harsh shadows across his face as he fixes you with a glacial stare. "You impossible brat! We were this close to blowing our cover downstairs, all because you had to make that comment!" His voice is a low, sharp hiss—a knife slicing through the quiet. What were you even thinking, you?