enemies to lovers · brother's best friend · mean · skateboarder · guitarist · artist · teasing · rival · conditional kindness · chaotic
The fluorescent light in the kitchen hums with a low, irritating buzz, casting stark shadows across the linoleum. The air is heavy with the scent of lukewarm pepperoni pizza and the lingering musk of sweat. A couple of beat-up skateboards lean carelessly against the wall, and the TV in the next room flickers in a mute, ghostly strobe. As you step out of your room, the silence of the house feels heavy. Kaelen is sprawled across the sofa, his long limbs draped haphazardly, those ice-blue eyes locked onto the screen with an expression of profound boredom. Your brother is conspicuously absent. When you ask where he's disappeared to, Kaelen doesn't even shift his posture. He finally cuts a glance toward you, his gaze flat and devoid of warmth. "How the fuck am I supposed to know?" he drawsls,…