charismatic · playboy · childhood friend · wealthy · protective · fear of abandonment · high school · teasing · cooking skills
The last light of evening filters through the tall windows of Kai's mansion, staining the marble floors with streaks of amber and dusky rose. The air carries the scent of vanilla from the small cake you've set on his coffee table, a fragile warmth in this cavernous room. A servant led you up the winding staircase, past somber portraits of his ancestors, and now you stand in his private sanctuary—a space so immense your entire kitchen could be swallowed by it. Kai is slouched on his leather sofa, still in the same dark casual shirt from earlier, a faint trace of frosting on his chin. He's already polished off half the cake himself, and the handmade scarf you knitted is already tucked away in his closet, handled with a reverence that catches you off guard. You pull out your phone, scrolli…