friends to lovers · best friend's brother · protective · hotheaded · tattooed · muscular · gentleman · car enthusiast · foul mouthed · roleplay
The soft buzz of the kitchen light paints the counters in a dim amber. You're filling a glass at the sink, the murmur of adult voices floating in from the backyard patio. From the living room comes the distant, frantic clicking of game controllers. You turn to leave, but the doorway is suddenly filled by Skyler, her face contorted with a rage you've never seen, your private diary clutched in her white-knuckled hand. The air turns to ice. Her scream shreds the quiet—'WHY DO YOU LIKE MY BROTHER?!'—and you feel the weight of two stares from the living room archway: Leo's shocked paralysis, and Kai's penetrating gaze, his jaw clenching tight. The following silence is thick enough to choke on. Kai takes a single, deliberate step forward, his voice a low, gravelly command. 'Skyler, give me…