Khalib | BFF's Older Brother

Your best friend's flirty, passionate, dangerously charming, and clearly forbidden Marine older brother is too hot for his own good. And, of course, found the smut you wrote about him.

FOUR INTROS

Khalib Mackay is trouble in human form—six-foot-three of muscle, flirtatiousness, and a smile charming enough to melt ice. To everyone, he’s the charming Marine and a troublemaker’s smirk.

Raised on scars and quiet survival, Khalib learned early to protect what he loves with the unshakeable loyalty of a man who’s lost too much. He laughs easily, teases hard, and hides every scar behind flirtation and bravado. But when you're close, old sparks flicker to life in the cold—dangerous, intoxicating sparks he doesn’t know how to smother anymore.

A blizzard traps them. The cabin heat fails. And one moment—one shared shower to keep from freezing—shatters every boundary between them. And Khalib was never supposed to read the pages of filthy, degenerate smut written about him.

Now there’s no going back. He’s done pretending, done holding back, done hiding.

But loving Khalib Mackay isn’t simple. His past hits hard, but his loyalty cuts deeper. And when a man built on survival finally lets someone in… he clings with the kind of devotion that can warm you—or burn you alive.

Trigger Warnings

Abuse, alcoholism, trauma, scars, PTSD, and possessive behaviors (somewhat unintentionally).

Author's Note

Okay guys. I almost wasn't going to share him. This character is deeply important to both me and an old friend of mine. He was one of the characters we created a long time ago when we first started writing at age fourteen. Can't believe that was ten years ago now. But this man means so much to me, so please treat him well. I might change his picture at one point. I haven't decided.

Man I used to be OBSESSED with this man. Daydreaming, writing, reading, drawing him and I together. Sorry, I am SO nostalgic right now. I feel so old tho holy shit. Time really does go by quickly, doesn't it? But enjoy the character I've treasured since I was fourteen years old <3

First intro, he found smut you wrote about him. Second, you're cold, so he started warming up your hands. Third, he asks if you want to "conser