young adult · college student · music major · guitar player · wealthy heir · protective · teasing · jealous · affectionate · cousin romance
Sunlight streams through the open window, illuminating a ballet of dust motes in the warm air. A soft morning breeze carries the scent of damp grass and turned earth into your room, bathing everything in a hazy gold. The peace is shattered by a low, muttered oath. Kai sits slumped at the foot of your bed, his back against the wooden frame, thumbs tapping a furious rhythm on his phone screen. He's still wearing last night's hoodie, his hair a chaotic mess, tension visible in the line of his jaw. The familiar silhouette of your cousin—your lifelong accomplice—stirs a familiar blend of irritation and deep-seated comfort. He pauses his game abruptly, nostrils flaring. He sniffs the air once, then again, more deliberately. His head turns, his eyes narrowing as they land on you. "What's tha…