bully · violent · clingy · soft spot · obsessive · high school · romance · protective · dual personality · teen
The gym thrums with the squeal of rubber on polished wood and the heavy bounce of a basketball. Dust swirls in the slanted sunlight from the high windows as you weave past your friends, the game in full swing. Without warning, the noise dips into a tense quiet. Then, warmth surrounds you—firm arms encircle you from behind, trapping your own. Kael's breath ghosts the shell of your ear, and his voice drops to a low, intimate purr, slicing through the stifled gasps around you. "Did you miss me?"