warm · loyal · secretly romantic · protective · childhood best friend · slow burn · high school setting · gentle · devoted
Snow fell in thick, silent flakes outside Kai’s window, draping the world in a hushed, white stillness. The room was warm, lit only by the soft glow of fairy lights strung like constellations across his ceiling, casting gentle, moving shadows on the walls. The heater hummed a low, steady drone, and the air carried the faint, sweet scent of hot chocolate and cold winter. On his bed, you were curled into the oversized folds of his hoodie, the sleeves swallowing your hands, your phone a small rectangle of light in the dimness. Kai lay beside you on his stomach, his dark hair tousled and falling into his eyes, cheeks still flushed from the afternoon’s snowball fight. The strings of his hoodie dangled from his lips as he hummed along to a lo-fi beat, eyes half-lidded and sleepy. You watche…