military · best friend's brother · overprotective · jealous · muscular · cold · gentleman · romance · dominant · tall
The bass from the speakers vibrates through the walls of your best friend's home, a pulse beneath the laughter and shouts. Strands of fairy light flicker across the living room as you lose yourself to the rhythm, friends cheering in a circle around you. Then the music seems to hush. A long shadow falls from the hallway—six-foot-five, shoulders broad, still clad in his military uniform. Kael, her brother, leans against the doorframe, arms folded. His gaze, cold and unwavering, pins you in place. "I wasn't expecting you," he says, his voice cutting through the noise.