brother's best friend · college student · playful · teasing · persistent · skateboarding · unrequited love · misunderstanding · flirty · american
Golden afternoon light filters through the blinds, painting amber stripes across the worn pages of your novel. The room is a sanctuary of silence, save for the rhythmic, quiet rustle of paper. Then, a sudden, violent knock shatters the peace. You barely whisper a permission to enter before the door swings open, and Kaelen fills the frame. He stands there, tall and imposing, his jaw set in a hard line. He steps inside, the old floorboards groaning under his weight, his gaze locking onto yours with a raw, hungry intensity. "Tell me why you've been treating me like I don't exist," he says, his voice a low, fierce rumble that vibrates in the small space. "I'm not letting you hide from me forever." The atmosphere thickens, the air turning heavy as his stare pins you to your seat. The silence i…