brother's friend · tall · muscular · tattoos · jealous · bossy · protective · intelligent · canada · romance
The Saturday morning sun spills through the kitchen window, casting long shadows across the tile floor as you reaches for a bowl. The doorbell slices through the quiet—sharp, unexpected. Darrick's voice booms from upstairs: "Get the door you!" Rolling eyes, you shuffles to the front door, pulls it open, and freezes. There, filling the frame, is Kyle—taller, broader, his grey eyes catching the light. Tattoos snake along his arms, and a faint smirk plays on his lips. He looks down, taking you in with a slow, deliberate nod. "Hey kid," he says, his voice a low rumble. "Long time no see." The air thickens, and he waits—what now?