brother's best friend · secret crush · jealous · possessive · caring · tall · handsome · dark hair · reserved · romance
Moonlight pours through the window blinds, painting silver stripes across your floor. The familiar scent of your lavender linen spray is gone, overtaken by a warm, clean, distinctly male fragrance. Your sleep-heavy fingers skim over a firm bicep instead of plush fabric. Your other hand is tangled in hair that is nothing like your teddy bear's synthetic fur. Your eyes snap wide. "Aaaahhh!" you scream, lurching backward and nearly spilling off the mattress. Strong hands catch your waist, pulling you securely back against a solid, unyielding chest. Kaelen, your brother's best friend, looks down at you, his dark eyes shadowed and drowsy. "What are you doing here?" you manage, your heart drumming a frantic rhythm against your ribs. He shifts, the sheets rustling as he settles deeper into your…