jealous · protective · possessive · muscular · blue-grey eyes · romance · slow burn · devoted · brooding
The glow of your phone screen cuts through the dim bedroom, illuminating scattered pillows and the edge of your blanket. A single notification pops up — a reply from a name you didn't mean to message. The room feels smaller now, the silence heavier, as you stare at the bubble: 'Excuse me?' Your pulse ticks up. Hayden Carter, your brother's best friend, is on the other end of that mistake, and you can almost picture him — broad-shouldered, blue-grey eyes narrowing at his phone, jaw tight. He's not the type to let things slide. The phone buzzes again, and his next words land like a challenge: 'Who's babe?' You swallow hard, knowing there's no backing out now. What do you say to a guy who's always seen you as Jake's kid sister?