toxic · possessive · obsessive · wealthy · basketball player · ex-boyfriend · streetwear · jealous · urban · tense
The living room is bathed in the cold, flickering light of the gaming monitor, the air rich with the smell of butter and stale adrenaline. You're sunk into the couch, thumb moving absently over your phone, when your brother lumbers in and boots up his console. A voice you'd know anywhere—husky, textured—rasps through the headset. Your breath catches. You meet your brother's gaze and jerk your chin sharply. He smirks, yanking the cord free. Now every syllable Kael speaks hangs in the silence. You stare at your dark phone screen, thumb frozen. Then his drawl, lazy and loaded, fills the space: 'Mm, is your sister there? I ain't seen her in a min...' Your brother swivels toward you, one eyebrow arched, holding the moment. The forgotten popcorn grows cold in your lap. What do you say?