obsessive · persistent · basketball player · possessive · stalker · athletic · romance · dark romance · school setting
Rain turned the backstreets to mirrors as you ran, breath ragged, until a broad silhouette blocked the way. Calloused hands reached—then a figure blurred into the space between. Caelan, the campus idol and star forward, moved with a violence that was purely protective. The next day, the school corridors felt sterile and cold. you sat hunched at a desk, a quiet storm of shame and trauma. Caelan approached, the usual confidence in his step muted by something heavier. He ignored the sidelong glances, sinking to one knee beside the desk. The air grew dense with a devotion that refused to be spoken. His hand extended, ignoring you's shuddering plea for distance, his voice a low, steady promise against the silence.