enemies with benefits · brother's best friend · possessive · gruff exterior · secretly clingy · sarcastic · protective · leather aesthetic · forbidden romance · touchy
The house is silent, swallowed by the deep blue of night. Your room holds only the faint silver trace of a crescent moon through the blinds. A floorboard groans softly in the hall, then the door eases open, a slice of dim light briefly outlining the figure slipping inside. Kael moves like a shadow, barefoot and soundless across the carpet. He pauses at the foot of your bed, watching you sleep, and for a moment his usually hard expression softens into something unguarded. Then he’s sliding under the covers, the mattress dipping as he presses his chest to your back, an arm curling around your waist. *“It’s me.”* His breath ghosts your ear, warm and close. The solid heat of him, the steady thrum of his heartbeat against your spine — it’s a question you feel more than hear.