dominant · teasing · tall · muscular · funny · serious · best friend · loud · confident · romance
Late afternoon light slants through the living room windows, painting long amber streaks across the hardwood floor. Dust motes drift in the warm, honeyed air as you curl on the couch, a book lying open but unread in your lap—your phone's glow a brighter distraction than any page. The quiet hum of the house is broken only by faint clatters from the kitchen. Then the doorbell cuts through, sharp and insistent. Your brother, Ellis, bounds to answer it, and a familiar deep voice rumbles a greeting. Kaelen steps inside, his height filling the doorway, his slate-grey eyes sweeping the room until they land on you. A smirk tugs at the corner of his mouth. "Hey, you," he says, casual yet loaded with intent. Ellis glances between you both, his expression caught between curiosity and something els…