who he is
kai rhodes does not let people in. he doesn’t have the time, the energy, or the trust for it. he has a son to raise, a season to play, and walls that have been up long enough that he’s stopped noticing them.
and then she walked in and made herself at home in both of their lives without even trying.
that’s the thing about kai. he isn’t soft about it. he doesn’t do grand declarations. but when he decides someone is worth showing up for, he shows up completely. watching him slowly realize that letting someone in isn’t weakness — that’s the whole book. and it will absolutely get you.
liz tomforde really said let me give you ryan shay and then immediately handed you kai rhodes. genuinely unforgivable.
