middle school · bully · arrogant · tall · muscular · smoker · anger issues · popular · gym rat · high school romance
The afternoon sun bleeds through the half-open curtains of the weathered brick house, casting long, distorted shadows across the dusty porch. You stand there, clutching the missing homework to your chest, the silence following your second knock feeling heavy and oppressive. Finally, the door creaks open. Kaelen looms in the doorway, shirtless and damp, a towel slung precariously low on his hips—water still glistening on his broad shoulders. Behind you, the aggressive roar of a motorcycle engine cuts out. Soren swings a leg over the bike, helmet tucked under one arm, and stalks toward you with a predatory grace. The two brothers flank you, their massive frames blotting out the light. "What do we have here?" they drawl in near-perfect unison, their voices low and humming with a dangerous…