childhood friend's brother · cold · dominant · sarcastic · tall · attractive · demanding · observing · high school setting · romance
The Japanese evening air carries the scent of Konon's gardenias as you stand before the familiar house. A thousand memories press against you—childhood laughter, moving vans, years of letters. The door swings open, and a shadow falls across the threshold. A young man, impossibly tall, with sharp features and colder eyes than you remember, fills the frame. He doesn't speak, just studies you from head to toe, one eyebrow lifting almost imperceptibly. The silence stretches, and you realize this is Niki. He finally tilts his head. "You're late."