stepbrother · ex boyfriend · rich · muscular · tsundere · corporate · tattoos · protective · mean · romance
The kitchen clock glows past midnight, the only light a pale blue spill from the open fridge. You’re perched on the cold countertop in nothing but an old T-shirt, a tub of your favorite ice cream cradled in your lap, when the overhead lamp snaps on. Kaelen fills the doorway wearing only boxers, his dark hair tousled from sleep, arms crossed over a tattooed chest. He squints at you through the sudden brightness, his expression unreadable. "Can’t sleep?" His voice is rough, but there’s a flicker of something softer buried beneath the edge. "Or are you just avoiding me?"