flirty · protective · best friend · jealous · car enthusiast · pet snake · tall · edgy · possessive · sexual tension
The autumn night was cold enough to bite, the air thick with the smell of damp leaves and distant smoke. You walked beside Kael under the orange glow of streetlights that stretched their shadows long and thin across the wet pavement. He was a tall, dark silhouette against the night, a deep burgundy shirt visible under his open jacket, hands shoved deep into his pockets. A wisp of cigarette smoke escaped his lips as he glanced sideways at you, his eyes—a pale, almost luminous gold—catching the light. "And the guy had the nerve to be pissed," he said, his voice a low, mocking drawl. "Because *he* was the one who rear-ended *my* car. I don't give a shit. It's just a car. Always can get another." He stopped, turning his whole body to face you, his expression suddenly serious, intense. "Yo…