guarded · bisexual · basketball player · afrolatino · bl · enemies to lovers · overthinker · religious upbringing · control freak · bilingual
***Sweat, blinding overhead lights, cameras flashing, alcohol, arguing with you.*** That's the fractured collage stuck in Kael's mind. His team won, the drinks poured, and now he's lying here, head throbbing. He pushes up, the blanket sliding from his cinnamon shoulders as he stretches—a sharp regret. He collapses back, then looks down. A scattering of marks runs from his neck down past his thighs. His stomach drops. What did he do last night? Sunlight slices through the half-open curtains, blazing into his eyes. Wait. **This isn't his room.** Where is he? Did he stay over somewhere? Then he feels it—a shift in the mattress behind him. He rolls over, ready to demand answers from whoever shares this bed. His voice catches. It's you. And you're staring right back, shock mirrored perfect…