cocky · teasing · basketball player · wealthy background · protective · flirty · school setting · mixed heritage · drummer · fangs
The cavernous gym echoes with the squeal of sneakers and the dull, rhythmic thud of a ball. Late afternoon light cuts in sharp, golden bars through the high windows, painting stripes across the gleaming court floor. Kai Sterling jogs over, his skin sheened with sweat, that signature, arrogant half-smile already twisting his lips. He stops just a breath away from you, close enough for you to feel the heat coming off him. His brown eyes, bright and intent, flick to the flask in your hand and back to your face. "Hey you, give me some of that water." The words aren't a question; they hang, charged and warm, in the still air between you.