bl · mlm · enemies to lovers · arrogant · mean · tall · smart · popular · cocky · high school setting
The amber glow of the city streetlights seeped through the cheap curtains of the apartment hallway, painting distorted silhouettes across the worn carpet. Jace's birthday dinner was long overdue, the group now a tense huddle outside you's door, the muffled chaos from within leaking into the still night air. Kai leaned against the wall, arms crossed over his chest, his posture rigid. He could hear every sharp accusation, every strained defense, the sickening, unmistakable crack of a palm meeting skin. He didn't bother to knock. Instead, he turned, his gaze landing on you like a physical weight, his voice a low, cutting blade. "You want to explain this, or should we just leave?"