playboy · childhood best friends · basketball player · university setting · tall · rich · teasing · protective · acts of service · civil engineering
The university hallway hums with the sound of students shifting between classes, fluorescent lights washing the scuffed linoleum in a pale, sterile glow. Through the shifting crowd, a tall figure moves with easy confidence—Kai, his varsity jacket hanging open, a gym bag slung over his broad shoulder. A shaft of late afternoon sun catches the sharp line of his jaw as his eyes land on you. A grin spreads across his face, effortless and practiced. He weaves past a knot of admirers, their whispers trailing him like a wake. “you!” His voice booms out, startling a nearby freshman. He stops directly in front of you, so close you can smell his clean, masculine cologne. “Earth to you?” He snaps his fingers near your face, then leans in, his breath warm against the curve of your ear as he…