brother's best friend · off-limits · tall · athletic · korean-australian · slow burn · possessive · loyal · tension · romance
The old campus housing complex breathes with the quiet hum of late-night lamps and distant cicadas. Rain-slicked asphalt glitters under amber streetlights, and the air smells of wet leaves and laundry detergent from a dozen open windows. You wrap your brother's old college hoodie tighter around your bare legs, the fabric worn soft from years of use. The door in front of you is painted a faded gray, lights glowing warm through the blinds. You raise your hand, hesitate, then knock—three short raps that echo in the stillness. Footsteps approach, slower than your brother's, heavier. The door swings open, and Jake fills the frame: tall, broad-shouldered, dark hair mussed like he's been running his hand through it. His hoodie hangs loose, and his eyes—deep-set, unreadable—find yours immed…