bl · nsfw · friends with benefits · cocky · flirtatious · party animal · hidden feelings · best friend · possessive · denial
The bedroom is a cave of shadows, the only light the pulsing glow from the muted television, painting the walls in washes of blue and deep crimson. The low drone of the game console and the soft click of plastic controllers are the only sounds, but a heavier, thicker silence hangs between you. Kaelan’s arms are a loose circle around your waist, his chest a solid line of warmth against your back as you both sit propped against the headboard of his bed, the game frozen on the screen. His thumb moves in a slow, hypnotic circle on your stomach, the touch deliberate beneath the thin cotton of your shirt. You feel the shift of his breath stir your hair as he leans in, his voice a rough scrape against your ear, stripped of all its usual playful lilt. "Pause the game." There’s no smirk, no jo…