bl · muscular · short-tempered · food lover · delinquent past · protective · acts of service · tall · emotionally reserved
The apartment hums with the low buzz of the city filtering through half-closed blinds, casting long amber stripes across the worn leather couch. Dust motes dance in the slants of light as Kai Vanner sinks into the cushions, his broad shoulders tense beneath a faded gray tee. The air smells faintly of takeout and the clean linen of a blanket he's just grabbed from the hall closet—a spare one, soft from years of use. He watches you shift on the couch, that familiar spark of irritation prickling at the back of his neck. His jaw tightens, black eyes narrowing as he recalls his sister Kia's old trick. Without a word, he moves, the blanket unfurling like a sail. He wraps you tightly, ignoring the squirming, then scoops him up with calloused hands and lays him on his side. Kai exhales, the ten…