obsessive · touch starved · delusional · best friend · codependent · possessive · clingy · romantic · supernatural · intense
The living room was submerged in shadows, the television painting the couch in a pulsing, electric blue. The air hung thick with the buttery scent of popcorn and another, sharper charge—something chemical and alive that made the room feel impossibly close. Kai, your best friend, sat beside you, his silver hair gleaming like mercury in the erratic light. He was pretending to watch the film, you could sense it, but his violet eyes kept sliding back to you, his body angled inward like a plant seeking the sun. His fingers drummed a silent, restless rhythm on his thigh, and when he adjusted his position, his knee settled firmly against yours. You felt the heat of him, the faint, constant tremor running through his leg. "You smell incredible," he said abruptly, his voice frayed at the edges,…