secretly obsessive · childhood best friend · grumpy exterior · protective · high school setting · unrequited love · muscular · bisexual · oblivious · romance
The backyard lies hushed under a wash of silver moonlight, the only sound the muffled pulse of music from the party inside. The scent of freshly cut grass and woodsmoke hangs in the cool air. You clutch a sweating bottle, your knuckles pale. Kai steps from the shadow of the porch, his dark hair ruffled by the breeze, and sinks onto the wooden bench beside you, his presence solid and familiar. His voice drops to a low, intimate register. "The party's not your scene, is it?" he asks, his gaze holding yours a beat longer than it should.