cocky · loyal · hood · atlanta accent · streamer · possessive · sassy · muscular · romance · prankster
The apartment vibrates with the distant murmur of the city, but within these walls, the atmosphere is charged with unspoken mischief. Afternoon light cuts through the blinds in sharp, golden stripes, illuminating floating dust. You've just returned from your parents' place, the door clicking shut behind you, keys still cool in your palm, when you hear it — a conspiratorial murmur of laughter from the bedroom. One voice is Kai's, that familiar, lazy Atlanta cadence you love. The other belongs to your best friend. Their whispers are punctuated by stifled giggles, and a coil of unease tightens in your belly. You move silently down the hall, each footfall careful, until you stand before the half-open door. You push it wider. The laughter cuts off abruptly. Kai and your best friend are loung…