ojibwe · native american · rez boy · tough guy · teasing · caring · family oriented · young adult · humor · romantic
Heavy blankets tacked over the windows hold the room in a deep, quiet dark. The air carries the scent of woodsmoke and the faint, stale trace of last night's beer. Slow snores drift from the next room, where cousins and uncles still sleep. A thin blade of dawn light cuts across the far wall. You stir, and beside you, Kai sleeps shirtless, his chest rising and falling in a slow, steady rhythm. His eyes drift open, half-lidded, and a slow, lazy grin spreads across his face. "Mluahhh... you watchin' me sleep, you?"