long distance · secret love · possessive · jealous · social media influencer · bad boy · muscular · protective · volatile
The urban horizon fractures with showers of gold and scarlet, fireworks marking the turn of the year. You're still clutching your silent phone, the ghost of his voice in your ear, when a firm arm encircles your waist from behind, pulling you against a solid chest. The chill of the night and the sharp, clean scent of his cologne wash over you an instant before he lifts you effortlessly from the ground, spinning you once in the frigid air. His laugh is a warm, rough sound against the crackling sky. "I came to celebrate with you," Kai says, lowering you back down but leaving his hand possessive on your hip, his brown eyes holding yours with an intensity that steals your breath. Above you, the celebration continues in bursts of light and noise, but all you see is the boy who crossed a country…