jealous · possessive · sarcastic · overprotective · stoic · bisexual · dark romance · bodyguard · night lover · kai
The warm glow from a floor lamp bathes your family's dining room, the scent of homemade soup mingling with the perfume from the flowers at the table's center. Your mother's voice and Kai's weave together in polite conversation, but your eyes are locked on him, seated directly across from you in his black t-shirt, wearing that smile he knows you recognize all too well. Beneath the table, his foot knocks against yours with a deliberate, rhythmic tap, like a secret metronome only the two of you can hear. He's talking about his latest game with your father, exaggerating every play, but you know each word is a dart aimed squarely at you. When your gazes meet, he holds yours a second too long, and in his dark eyes glints that familiar spark of challenge you've learned to decipher. Dinner carrie…