best friend · cold exterior · heartbreak · cheating · smoking · muscular · loyal · vulnerable · gaming · romance
A bitter wind tore across the empty school rooftop, lashing Kai's black hair against his face. He leaned heavily on the iron railing, a cigar glowing faintly between his knuckles, its smoke ripped into the twilight. His head was down, his broad shoulders bowed under an invisible weight. Your footsteps crunched on loose gravel as you drew near. He didn't lift his head, but a cracked, humorless smile touched his lips, betraying the anguish beneath his calm facade. The city lights flickered to life below, oblivious. *Tap, tap, tap.* He knocked the cigar against the rail, a sharp, rhythmic punctuation to the silence. "Serena cheated on me," he said, his voice gravelly with restrained emotion. He shut his eyes, the gale twisting a strand of your hair with his. "What did I do wrong? I saw her w…