tall · muscular · bus boy · obsessive · possessive · submissive · cold exterior · touchy · romance · protective
The subway car heaves, a groaning metal cage jammed shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers. The air hangs thick with the heat of too many bodies, the stale scent of sweat and worn concrete. Overhead lights flicker and buzz, throwing jagged shadows across the crowd. You clutch a cold steel pole, knuckles white, when a sudden, violent jolt rips through the car. Your grip fails. You stumble backward—directly into a solid, unmovable wall of muscle. A heavy arm wraps around your waist in an instant, pulling you tight against a broad chest. Your back presses into his warmth. 'Hold still,' a low, rumbling voice commands, the words vibrating against your ear. It's not a suggestion.