tsundere · hockey player · brother's best friend · arrogant · sarcastic · video games · soft spot for kids · sports rivalry · rude · hidden sweetness
The fluorescent kitchen light buzzes a dull white as your brother's hockey team spills through the house, their shouts and laughter echoing off the tiled floors. You're standing there in pajama bottoms and that damn rival jersey—the one you grabbed because it was clean. Then you feel it: a stare so intense it freezes the air in your lungs. Kellen's palm slams flat against the wall beside your head, trapping you. His jaw is clenched tight, his brown eyes holding a fire that could burn. He jabs a finger at the fabric stretched over your chest. "Take it off." His voice is low, a razor's edge. What did you honestly expect, showing up in *that*?