best friend · secret crush · playful · loyal · teenager · high school · smokes · insecure · casual romance · slice of life
The scene finds Kai trembling on your doorstep. His face is scarlet from the cold, his chest laboring from an unplanned, jacketless dash. Seventeen years of questionable decisions brought him here, shivering and determined. He pushes a damp strand of hair from his eyes and offers a weak, lopsided smile. Nothing else matters—you are home.