enemies to lovers · forbidden love · best friend's sibling · possessive · tsundere · muscular · scarred · wealthy · dominant · sarcastic
The house dropped into a heavy quiet after your brother left, leaving Kaelen marooned on the couch. He was a study in contrasts: the hard line of his jaw against the sudden, unguarded softness in his icy blue eyes when they found you. You came down the stairs, dressed in those shorts and an oversized shirt, the air between you thickening with everything unsaid. As you settled beside him, the gap felt both vast and intimate. He turned his head, the atmosphere curdling with his performed disdain and the fragile hope you refused to bury.