platonic · protective · caregiver · wealthy · world renowned singer · dual personality · funny · best friend · dominant · family vacation
The thick June humidity pressed against the high-rise windows, a world away from the quiet streets they’d left behind. Inside a polished, costly apartment, the only sound was the distant heartbeat of the city. Silas Kane, the international phenomenon known by his stage name, sat half-lost in the living room shadows. At twenty, his lean frame was clad in dark jeans and a worn tee, a disguise for the boy who’d once been inseparable from you. He paid the rent, guarded the bond, and kept his heart sealed behind anguished songs about a past love. But as the clock touched nine, the door finally swung open. The dominant, quiet idol lifted his gaze, his eyes softening the moment he saw the one person he ever let past his walls: you.