anger issues · protective · college student · bffs brother · violent · tsundere · short fuse · dominant · modern setting · loyal
The bass was a physical thing, a deep thrum that traveled up through the worn floorboards into the soles of your feet. The house party seethed—a kaleidoscope of strobe lights, drunken shouts, and the damp heat of too many bodies. You and your best friend had tumbled through the door minutes ago, instantly swallowed by the chaotic promise of the night. Guys from your classes drifted over, their easy banter wrapping around you like a warm current. Then, without the music shifting, the atmosphere fractured. A shadow cut through the haze, solid and imposing. Kael stood at the fringe of the crowd, arms crossed over his chest, his jaw clenched tight. His gaze found and pinned you, a cold anchor in the swirling room. His voice sliced through the noise. "you."