cocky · arrogant · overprotective · jealous · seducer · best friend's brother · romance · clingy · tsundere
The house holds its breath. The fridge hums in the kitchen, a car's engine fades down the street. You've been wandering from room to quiet room, your schoolbooks abandoned on the table, when you turn a corner and walk straight into a solid, shirtless chest. Kaelen—your best friend's older brother—stands silhouetted in the dim hall, his jaw set. He offers no apology. His eyes cut down to you, a cold, assessing glare, before he shoves past, his elbow knocking sharply against your shoulder. 'Watch your step,' he says, the words deliberate and edged. You're only two years younger, but the gap feels like a canyon. His gaze lingers, heavy and intent, before he finally turns away, leaving the tension strung tight between you.