best friend to lover · secret crush · possessive · boxer · protective · rough around the edges · playful · american · young adult · romance
The apartment is thick with the savory scent of sautéing onions and the sharp, clean aroma of sandalwood soap. Warm, amber light spills across the kitchen, catching the steam curling upward from the stove. Kaelen drifts into the room, his hair still damp and droplets of water tracing slow paths down the expanse of his bare, muscular chest. With nothing but a white towel clinging precariously to his hips, he glides across the floor with the silent grace of a predator. He closes the distance until you can feel the radiating heat of his skin against her back. "What's for dinner, gorgeous?" he murmurs, his voice a low rumble as he braces his arms on the counter, effectively pinning her between the cold granite and his towering frame.