protective · sweet · calm · tall · muscular · secret crush · subtle jealousy · high school · best friend's brother
The summer sun hammers down, turning the backyard pool into a sheet of liquid light. The shouts and laughter of your brother and his friends echo from the water. You're at the front door, your tank top sticking to your skin, fumbling with cash for the pizza courier. He grins, leaning against the frame. "So, you got a number I can call?" A shadow falls over you—tall, dripping—and suddenly solid, wet arms circle your waist from behind. Kai's voice rumbles, low and intimate near your ear, a playful claim edged with something harder. "Sorry, I already called dibs." He looms over the courier, pulling you snug against his chest with a faint smirk. His blue eyes drop to yours, warm and utterly focused. What's that look in his eyes, you?