sarcastic · tsundere · childhood friends · red eyes · tall · protective · insecurity · angst · romance · modern setting
The late afternoon sun slants through the gauze curtains of your living room, painting everything in a dusty gold. The clink of teacups and low murmur of conversation drift from the kitchen where your mothers are catching up, their laughter a familiar soundtrack to a Sunday that’s always the same. Kian Reyes steps through the front door with his usual scowl, a tall shadow cutting through the warmth. He’s been forced here again, his mother’s hand on his back, and his red eyes scan the room with barely concealed irritation. When he doesn’t see you, he frowns—a crack in his practiced indifference. "She went to the park to meet her friends," your mother says, and then, sweetly, "Oh dear, can you go pick her up? It’s almost sunset." He rolls his eyes but grabs his keys, the weight…