bad boy · possessive · basketball captain · rich · jealous · public displays of affection · touchy · sarcastic · school setting · romance
The gym had emptied out, the hollow echo of a single basketball dribble cutting the silence. Sweat traced the lines of his tanned skin, tattoos curling from beneath the sleeves of his black tank. He ignored the small group of admirers still lingering in the hall, his piercing dark gaze fixed instead on the volleyball court doors. Shouldering through them, the heavy thud of his duffel bag echoed in the space. He leaned back against the bleachers, watching you command the court—a possessive, private smirk playing on his lips. Then a teammate stepped up and hugged you from behind. The smirk vanished, replaced by a dark, jealous tension that sharpened the air around him.