ETHAN
~Some boundaries are made to be broken, I just didn't know mine would be the first to fall~ I woke up in Killan's arms, but he was wrapped around me like a blanket, his breath warm against my neck. The fact his arms felt like home made me feel strange, uncomfortable—such a shitty feeling I needed to trash. I tried to push Killan off my body, but he was ridiculously strong even while asleep. He was so heavy, I feared he'd crush me with his body. “Killan.” I snapped, pushing his arm off my waist. “Killan, let go!” Killan made small noises and snuggled even closer. I was so pissed, I wanted to rush out and scream. I was completely frustrated. Killan would definitely be the death of me. After what seemed like hours, Killan finally let go, but I was glaring hard at him as he blinked at me innocently. He always acted innocent regardless of whatever he did. If he was an actor, he'd definitely get an Oscar for this performance. Bravo. I almost felt like clapping my hands for him. I cursed under my breath and headed straight to the bathroom. I needed a cold shower to get the thoughts about Killan's warmth from my head, but as the water washed down my whole body, I still remembered. I still fucking remembered his scent. His voice. The warmth of his touch. The way he made me react. How he could be so obedient and frightening at the same time. Shit. Shit. Shit. I stepped in here to get Killan out of my head, but I couldn't. I fucking couldn't. I spent a few more minutes in the bathroom before stepping outside. And as soon as I did, I was met with a shirtless Killan, his strong abs awakening something I never knew existed. I gulped. Took sharp breaths to calm my heart from spiraling out of my chest, but it didn't work. Killan approached me and smiled. “Master, you smell even better while you're wet.” That was it. This was it. He was gradually crossing the boundary and now, I was going to make sure there were boundaries every fucking where. “That's it.” I snapped. “No touching, no sniffing, no sleeping on my bed, and stop calling me Master!” “But Master.” I glared hard at him and stepped out of my room. ~~~~~~ Over breakfast, Killan was unusually quiet. I'd made pancakes this morning, so it was quite easy to slice with the knife and fork. Or maybe, he was just perfect at everything. How could he be human? His silver hair was one strange part, but his movements? Smoothe. Even chewing on the pancakes seemed graceful. I tore my gaze away and pushed a mouth full of pancake in my mouth. This time, I felt Killan's sharp gaze on me. I frowned, raising my head slightly. “What is it now? Why are you staring?” “Master eats cutely.” He smiled, taking another slice of his pancake. I almost choked on my own silava. “Don't use those strange words, Killan. Cute? Don't call me cute.” That was for girls, strictly for them. He had to at least understand that. “But you do look cute.” He smirked, leaning closer. “With your messy brown hair and red cheeks, you sure are, Master.” My heart burned. “Red cheeks?!” I exploded, yelling on top of my lungs. “What red cheeks? Are you insane?” Killan chuckled. It seemed like he was having way too much fun with messing with my emotions this way. I sucked in a breath and nodded. “One more word from you and—” “I don't mind if you keep giving me rules, Master.” His gaze lingered on me. He reached for his mug of coffee, tried to take a sip, but he spilled some on his shirt. This time, I took my chance to laugh. He wasn't going to have all the fun. “Try not to drown In it.” I said sourly. “But what if I do?” He arched a brow, his tone serious. “If I do drown, would you save me Master?” “No.” I spelled, painting the exact truth. “I'd gladly let you drown.” “That's not true.” “You choose not to believe it.” “Because I know it's not true.” “You know what?” I breathed. “I'm so done with this.” I focused on my pancakes instead, my eyes never leaving my filled plate, and suddenly, a sharp yelp filled my ears. Thinking Killan was trying to cause some trouble again, I didn't bother to spare him a glance. But he suddenly groaned in pain. I raised my head quickly, meeting Killan's gaze. He tensed immediately, his eyes darkening, his pupils sharpening as he clutched the dining table hard. “Ma…master.” His breathing turned ragged, his eyes dimming as he almost lost his balance. Something is wrong. Before I could react, Killan fell to his knees, shaking his head like he was fighting something. “I…I need to.” He couldn't even complete his sentence. I watched as his nails elongated, his groans becoming louder, and I could tell he was really in pain. I rushed towards him and crouched down to his level, trying to understand what was going on this time, but Killan grabbed his head tightly. “Master, I—” He groaned again, making me even more worried. Whatever was going on with him, it was definitely not normal.ETHAN~Some desires could be ignored, I just didn't know his wouldn't be one of them~ “Killan.” I called out, tapping him uneasily, but his blue eyes flickered between its usual shade and a darker shade. It was almost like something I couldn't believe. Something deep down told me to bolt out of here, or perhaps use his weakness as an opportunity to drag him out of my home, but not like this. I wasn't going to be a coward. I wasn't going to throw him out when he could barely hold himself up. “Killan.” I called out again, slightly worried, but he suddenly grabbed my wrist, his long sharp nails tracing over my skin. It was sharp enough to cut, but I knew Killan was still in control. His breathing was ragged, strained, his fingers clenched as he whispered. “I don't want to h..urt you.” he stuttered, like he was fighting something on the inside. It was strange how I didn't want to see him this way. I preferred hearing him yell “Master” than squeeze his face in pain. “Kill
ETHAN ~Sometimes, the truth you've always known could be a lie all along~ “Dear master, I'm on heat, and the only way I'll feel better is by pinning you beneath me.” His deep baritone voice lingered in my ears like black smoke. Even as I stepped into college after skipping classes for a whole week, It still haunted me. I'd always hated walking through the busy hallway. Now, I could literally feel some curious eyes burning holes into my back, making my skin prickle with unease. I was the odd one. The lean guy who was always stuck with his books. The golden student. The one who never skipped a single class, but I broke my records now, didn't I? He fucking made me do it. Their curious glances made me bump into some tall shit. He shot me a ‘watch it' look and I shrugged, mouthing an apology as I headed straight for my first class on the list. Suddenly, my body was squashed like some tomato stacked with a few others. Ladies began pushing me, eager to rush over to the fr
ETHAN~Trusting sucks when you get stabbed in the back repeatedly~“What are you doing here?” I whispered, placing his coffee on the round table. The smirk on his lips was gone, replaced with a look that sent a shudder down my spine, like he'd answered the same question before. He made me feel dumb for asking a reasonable question. He took a small sip of the coffee, his eyes never leaving mine, “I followed you here, Master. I wasn't allowed to go in through the back door.” Why on earth was he even following me?I pinched the bridge of my nose, glancing over my shoulders to stare at my grumpy boss. “You need to leave. Now.” I spat, fingers tightening around the silver tray. He ruined my class with Prof. Meadows, he'd definitely do the same here. Standing up close to him was already messing with my system. “I'm not leaving. I'll stay till you close up.” He gave me a challenging smile, almost like he was saying ‘you can't make me leave. I'm stuck with you till death' “That's not go
ETHAN'S POV~I met him again—the young boy that found comfort in darkness instead of being afraid of it~“Who on earth does he think he is to order me around?” I huffed, plugging my earbuds in as I strolled down the empty streets. Did he think I was some helpless guy who couldn’t fight for himself? Or a damsel in distress, clinging to cryptic messages from some strange guy calling me “Master?” I had just finished my shift at St. Travis’s restaurant.It was almost midnight, no taxis in sight, so I kept walking, letting ‘Just My Type by The Vamps’ blast through my ears. The beat always calmed my nerves during frustrating times like these. To get home faster, I took a shortcut through an alley, but the moment I turned the corner, three men blocked my path. My steps slowed as I yanked my earbuds out and shoved them into my pocket.“Excuse me,” I said, squaring my shoulders. “You’re in my way.”“That was intentional.” The leanest of the three crossed his arms. The dim alleyway barely le
ETHAN~Betrayal doesn't come from enemies—it comes from those who promised to stay~“So, you got all mushy together last night?“ Liam asked, stuffing some chips into his mouth, his lips spreading into a wide grin. “Tell me, did something else…happen?“ “No, gross.“ I spat, grabbing a small bottle of water on our round table. Each student had their table. For example—the school losers, Liam and I, had been sitting on this table since freshman year. Jamie moved ever since he started fucking Alicia. Not like he was a school loser. He was seemingly too perfect to be one. A complete opposite of me. “I don't believe you.“ Liam smirked, staring down at his empty bag of chips. “I mean, he wouldn't have just hugged you without initiating something.“ “Shut the fuck up, Liam.“ I growled. “Nothing happened. He…it was just a hug.“ But deep down, I knew it was way more than that. It was how he tapped into my emotions and calmed me in a way no one had ever done it. And strangely, I gave into h
ETHAN ~Sometimes, pain doesn't bleed. It stays quiet, eats you up slowly until you can't hold it in no more~ “What little secret?“ My jaw clenched, rage surging through my veins as my pulse raced. Sometimes, I wondered what I'd done to deserve friends who shattered the word 'trust' like it never really mattered. Jamie and I had been through the worst together, been through hell even. Once, we skipped prom to sit on a cold hospital floor, waiting for his sick mom to wake up. He took punches for me in highschool and me? I took the fall for him in college every fucking time. He'd apologize, say it was a mistake, but I knew my best friend was slowly slipping. He was the first person who ever said he loved me like family, but now, he made me realize that the word 'brother' never really mattered. He hurt me. And hell, it hurt more than a thousand stitches on my dick. Jamie smirked, his eyes ridiculously dark. He once told me we'd be friends for life, join our children together
ETHAN~Sometimes, I wondered if everything he showed was just a mask, but I chose to trust him anyway~I woke up with a slight groan, my head pounding, vision blurry. Glancing around the white walled room, my eyes naturally gravitated to a tall, lean figure leaning on the wall. Clad in a black blazer and some blue jeans, he looked ruggedly handsome, breathtaking, beautiful—in a dark way. Dammit. Why was I thinking about him that way? I tried to sit upright, but my whole body ached. It literally felt like I was run down by a large truck. Swallowing hard, I squinted my eyes. “Take me home, Killan. I shouldn't be here.“ Killan's gaze pinned me in place, cutting through me like a blade as a twitch touched the corner of his lips. “You have a broken nose, a broken rib, and oh,” he stalked towards me, his eyes narrowing. “A purple eye. So, tell me MASTER, do you think you deserve to go home in this state?“ “I have to work.“ I ripped my gaze from his, focusing on something else. Those eye
ETHAN~He wasn't the monster I feared, he was the one I couldn't help but reach out for~Now that I thought about it, Liam was quite right. It made me remember the first time I picked up a dog in the middle of the street, my first reaction to meeting a grown up man laying on my bed like he owned it. It was odd. Too strange. What was Killan if he wasn't human? And who exactly was he? I was discharged from the hospital a few days later, and I spent most of my time doing research on the theory of a dog transforming into a man. Each writeup I came across didn't make sense, none of them did. What I saw was Lycanthropy—a man transforming into a beast, but that dog was no beast. Could it be a disguise? Of course not. It could have been a hallucination, maybe Killan sneaked into my home, perhaps science could explain whatever the shit happened . I closed up my computer and sucked in a deep breath. A chilly sense of dread crawled up my spine, making me uneasy. Lycans didn't exist, werewo
KILLANSilence—that was all I could hear. But the silence wasn't deafening, it was suffocating, a deep tug that kept reminding me of Ethan's absence. The last time we met was a few days ago, but I could still taste his lips on mine, feel the flavor, the sweetness, the overwhelming feeling it brought to my chest. Two days ago, I visited a bar. I fucked a blonde’s lips to exhaustion, made her throat ache and her eyes teary, but I kept seeing Ethan. A day before yesterday, I skipped school and went bowling. I won with each shot, it made it boring for me—the fact that I never lost—and what made it even worse was the fact that I tapped a stranger's shoulder because he had the same hair color as Ethan. Last night, it was a tug of war. I'd gotten his number—stolen it—by hacking Liam's phone, but I couldn't bring myself to type a single message. I'd type, erase, type. The never ending cycle made me punch the walls again and I ended up with a split, unhealed knuckle. Right now, I was sp
~He stormed out of my life like he always did, but this time, it might be the end~ETHANThe night was still, the rain tapping lightly against the window as I prepared for bed, completely exhausted from avoiding Killan. Earlier today, while he'd showed up at St Travis’ restaurant, he nearly sucked my breath from my lungs. With how dangerously seductive he looked, I wanted him to push me against some wall and fuck my lips with his tongue. But I couldn't keep on holding onto someone who refused to open up. I couldn't stay when we were walls apart. Just as I was about to settle into my bed, there was a knock on my door. Without glancing at the cameras, I already knew who it was. My heart picked up its pace, a sudden dizziness washing over me. I wanted to ignore him, leave him out there—in the rain—and force myself to sleep, but my body betrayed me. It always did whenever it came to him. Stumbling towards the entrance in my navy blue pajamas, I pulled the door open, meeting his dar
KILLAN I'd always loved punching. The idea of zeroing my mind on a dummy was a relaxation scheme. My relaxation scheme. My father had always said “the most important thing in our world is power, without it you'll be a pawn.” And this was the reason for my obsession. He drilled it into me like a daily mantra, sealed off every other thing—emotions, love, a sense of duty—and all that was left was a deep infatuation for power. I'd always loved control. But Ethan turned on my emotions like a switch. He turned them on and turned them off, showing me that the goddamned power and control that was driving me nuts? I didn't own them. Not when it came to my heart. It was why I couldn't stop punching this dummy. As I punched it, I was supposed to feel relaxed, to forget Ethan, to forget he existed in my world; but I only felt rage, anger, a deep infatuation to be punching an actual person instead. He'd told me to ‘stay the fuck away’ Ethan looked me in the eye and fucking
ETHAN ~I’d told him I didn't need his help, but I'd cut my chest open just to feel his warmth against my skin~“Killan hasn't been home for a few days and it sucks.” I bit into the hamburger I got from the kitchen. Seated across my lanky friend, Liam, I watched as his lips curled into a creepy smile. “You miss him, don't you?” Badly. My body craved his warmth, his lips, his touch, but he wasn't ready to open up to me. Taking another large bite of the hamburger, I slumped into my seat, letting out a soft moan. “I don't.” I denied, “my home is just…..” “Empty.” Liam cut in, crossing his arm over his ‘Fuck off, losers’ T-shirt. “Your house has always been empty, Ethan.” He said as a matter of fact, “I think it's high time you forget about him. He doesn't need you anymore.” He doesn't need me anymore? A sharp pain in my throat made it hard for me to breathe. Liam leaned closer, his ginger hair scattered all over his forehead, the root a bit darker. “He's the school's king now, the
KILLANI still saw my blood—soaked in a white tee, dripping from a large wound over my forehead, trailing down my brows until I was a bloody mess. The loud screech of the tires still rang in my ears day and night. It was a repeat of the never ending pain that sucked all air from my lungs, made me helpless, weak. That goddamned accident that changed everything. That goddamned accident that made me meet him—Ethan. Only two things mattered in my life. Control and power. With these two things, I could control the world, bend everyone to my will, make them bow to their knees at the sound of my voice. But it was different with him. He was slowly slipping into my cracks, invading my thoughts like he owned everything in there. He was making me lose one thing I valued more than my whole life—control. What I felt for him, I couldn't explain. It wasn't just attraction, it was a burn in my whole being, a sick obsession to claim him each time I set my eyes on him. Pin him against the wall, p
ETHAN ~once again, the truth and the lie, I didn't know what to believe~ Kneeling before Killan, I carefully dabbed the ointment on his bruised cheeks. There was a slight twitch in his jaw, but he didn't flinch, no visible reaction of pain. He'd ignored my question earlier, but I wasn't one to back down on a single try. Tilting his jaw with my fingers, I dabbed the ointment on the small bruise, applying a little more pressure to see him wince. He didn't. “Who did this to you?” I asked softly. Killan avoided eye contact. Instead, he kept staring at my fingers working against his face. “Just got into a little trouble.” He replied calmly, his back stiff. “It's nothing serious.” It was just a hunch, but I could tell he was lying. He did it so effortlessly these days. Staring down at the scratch running from his neck to his collarbone, I swallowed hard. I leaned forward, still on my knees, and traced his smooth skin with the ointment. This time, Killan's body tensed. His s
ETHAN ~He was the first person that made me feel alive. Shouldn't that be a problem?~Marinette looked as pale as a ghost with her red lips parted in horror. Her brown eyes were wide with shock, tears streaming down her cheeks as her soft sobs filled the space. Slowly, she took a few steps backwards before running out of the restroom. I'd expected Killian to go after her, to at least prove they had a thing together, but he dragged me out of the restroom instead, his touch burning my skin. Upon getting back to the party, the loud bass pulsing through my veins made me wince. Killan's grip was still on my wrist, tightening with every second that passed by. “Where are we going?” I asked, coming to a halt. Killan turned to stare at me, a cold glint in his eyes. “Home.” “Aren't you going to settle things with her?” “If this is about Marinette, there's nothing between us.” He said calmly, glancing at his wristwatch like he was running out of time. “I don't think you have to explain to
ETHAN~He liked black, maybe he was the devil who came to drag me back to hell~Ever since the incident at the restroom, Killan and I became…distant. We didn't talk during breakfast, didn't talk during dinner, not even at the school's cafeteria. And I hate to admit, but I missed him. A lot. The weekend would have been great with Killan around, but he'd left the apartment since noon. He kissed me. I should be angry, not him. Left with nothing to do, I kept stuffing my stomach with food and coffee. I mean, I literally found interest in nothing. Liam came by a few hours later and yelled at me like my mother for stuffing my stomach with food when there were other great things to do. Great things like fucking women. Dancing with women. Watching women glide against each other. He pushed me into a bar filled with tons of people rocking each other. “Do something wild for the first time in your life.” He whispered against my ears, grabbing a drink from one of the waiters. The loud bass pu
ETHAN~The lie. The truth. I had no idea what to believe anymore~“I'm not gay. I'm not gay. I feel nothing for ladies, but I still prefer tits to some flat, hard chest.” I kept chanting the words like a mantra as I strode into the cafeteria, ignoring the curious glances thrown my way.Liam waved at me from our usual corner.And there was Killan, sitting alone as usual. He avoided me throughout the whole night, like I was a mistake. He literally said it was a mistake. I chuckled dryly and stalked towards Liam.I slipped into the seat next to him, setting my meal on the round table. “I wish I had kicked him out sooner.” I exhaled. “Who?” “Killan.” “Did last night really happen?” Liam leaned closer, his curious eyes searching mine. “The message you sent, is it really true? You…”“I don't want to talk about it.““Dude, you're gay!” Liam exclaimed, eyes wide with shock. “I mean, I know you're not so into girls, so men then?““Like I explained last night, it was a mistake.““The gaze in