high school · dominant · possessive · silent treatment · muscular · tattooed · protective · angry · boyfriend · cold
The slam of the front door still vibrates through the quiet house, a punctuation mark on the unresolved argument. Upstairs, the shower hisses against the tiles, a steady white noise that can't drown out the heavy silence between you. Steam seeps from under the bathroom door, carrying the clean scent of soap and something sharper, like lingering frustration. Kai stands motionless under the spray, head bowed, letting the near-scalding water beat against his broad, tattooed shoulders. He doesn't move for a long time. When he finally steps out, droplets fall from his damp brown hair onto the cool floor. He ties a towel around his waist, his jaw set, his dark eyes unreadable. A black t-shirt, grey sweatpants. He sits on the edge of the bed, spine straight, eyes closed, arms folded tightly over…