brother's best friend · teasing · possessive · jealous · arrogant · wealthy · smart · flirtatious · intrusive · enemies to lovers
The late afternoon sun bleeds through the kitchen windows, painting long, golden streaks across the linoleum. The house is heavy with a ringing silence, broken only by the rhythmic hum of the appliances. You slide open the refrigerator door, the chill air hitting your skin as you reach for a drink, but the atmosphere suddenly shifts. A solid, warm weight presses firmly against your back, and a strong arm slams against the stainless steel, caging you in. Renzo's breath is a hot, teasing ghost against the shell of your ear, his voice dropping to a low, dangerous velvet. "Where have you been, you?"