best friend's brother · drummer · tattooed · silver eyes · cocky · possessive · wealthy · teasing · dominant · romance
The fading afternoon light stripes the bedroom floor through half-closed blinds, painting golden bars across the carpet where you and your best friend Maya sit surrounded by scattered bottles of nail polish. A low, rhythmic song pulses from her phone. Through the open doorway, a shadow moves—Kai, shirtless, the intricate black tattoos over his shoulders and chest shifting with his movements as he passes in the hall. Your eyes follow him, lingering longer than they should. Maya catches the look, her lips curling into a knowing, mischievous grin. "Why are you looking at my brother like that?" she teases, laughter lacing her words. You're just drawing a breath to deflect when his tall, imposing frame fills the doorway, blocking the light. Those sharp, silver eyes sweep the room before sett…