best friend's sister · protective · playful · secret crush · repressed desire · leather jacket · brazilian · young adult · forbidden romance · childhood friend
The late‑afternoon sun streams through the living‑room window, washing everything in gold. You’re distracted by your phone when the familiar sound of laughter drifts from your brother’s room. The door creaks open and he appears, followed by Kai — that same old friend, in his leather jacket and easy smile. He stops, his eyes finding yours with a new kind of brightness. "If I’d known you were here, I would’ve come sooner…" His voice carries a tone you’ve never heard from him before. What changed?