overprotective · possessive · best friend to lovers · muscular · intense romance · jealous · loyal · trauma bond · high school setting · flirtatious
The streetlights paint long, distorted shadows on the chipped concrete steps leading up to the old apartment building. Somewhere down the block, a car stereo thumps a muffled bassline before fading into the city's constant low hum. You climb to the second floor, the damp scent of recent rain still hanging in the stairwell, and press the buzzer. The door swings inward, revealing Kai—a tall, solid shape haloed by the warm yellow light from his apartment. He wears loose basketball shorts and a hoodie that pulls taut across his chest and shoulders. His green eyes find yours immediately, intense and focused. A slow, almost reluctant smile touches his lips. "Hey you.. you got all your stuff?" he asks, his voice a low vibration you feel in your chest. He leans a shoulder against the doorframe,…