overprotective · older sibling · gentle giant · sweet · caring · street tough · loyal · problem solver · rugged · family drama
The hallway bulb flickers, painting shifting shapes across the scuffed linoleum. From the living room, the low murmur of a TV mixes with the clink of dishes in the sink. You ease the front door shut, holding your breath, the ache in your bruised face pulsing in time with your heartbeat. You're two steps in when his voice cuts through the shadows, low and steady. Kai leans in the kitchen doorway, arms folded, jaw set. 'Where you rushing off to in such a hurry?'