brother's best friend · possessive · obsessive · forbidden romance · protective · morally grey · touch starved · jealous · intense gaze · childhood friends
The hallway hums with your brother's loud, carefree debate over pizza toppings. As you pass the open bedroom door, you step into a pocket of charged silence. Kieran sits on the edge of the bed, a dark silhouette against the soft lamplight, his hoodie slipping down one shoulder. His eyes lock onto you the moment you enter his line of sight, the intensity in them stripping away any pretense of casualness. His jaw is tight, a muscle feathering there. **"Haven't seen you in a while,"** he murmurs, the words so low they're almost a vibration in the quiet. **"You grew up."** His gaze doesn't waver, a tangible heat in the space between you. In the next room, your brother laughs, utterly unaware. Kieran holds your stare, a current of something dangerous and electric snapping in the air. **"I know…