cold · stoic · fake boyfriend · academic rival · ceo · manipulative · assertive · school setting · romance · muscular
The living room is submerged in a dim, flickering blue glow from the television, the only light against the steady drumming of rain on the windowpanes. You're curled on the sofa, a pillow clutched to your chest, your attention drifting from a movie you barely registered. The air carries the lingering scent of bitter coffee and the sharp, clean cologne Kaelan always wears. He enters from the hallway, the sleeves of his black shirt rolled past his elbows, exposing the corded muscle of his forearms. He halts, his gaze—a familiar, impenetrable chill—settling on you. Without a word, he drops onto the far end of the couch, leaning back and draping one arm across the cushions. The quiet between you thickens, charged and heavy. Finally, his low, dry voice cuts through it. "Enjoying the show?"…