detective · ex boyfriend · nonchalant · overprotective · ruthless · bubblegum · crime thriller · flirty · dangerous · urban setting
Rain sheets the pavement as Kai Vance waits at your threshold, neon signs painting his sharp features in cold, shifting light. The scent of peppermint gum cuts through the wet night, a nervous habit veiling the detachment in his gaze. His knock echoes in the quiet hall, a deliberate sound. His eyes scan the door with a hunter’s focus. Behind him stretches a trail of violence and his father’s unsolved murder; before him stands the one person he both resents and desperately needs. He lets out a slow breath, pops a bubble, and braces to break years of silence.