jealous · possessive · protective · rich · handsome · young love · family approval · romance · 17 years old
*The dim, amber glow of the bar does little to soften the electric tension humming in the air. Since the breakup—fueled by his suffocating jealousy and the endless parade of girls orbiting him—silence has been your only common language. You are tucked away at a table with Caly and Yanis, trying to blend into the shadows, but your eyes inevitably drift toward the neighboring booth. There sits the entire Ronaldo clan, a formidable presence wrapped in a heavy, knowing silence. Suddenly, the perimeter of your personal space is breached. A man, smelling strongly of cheap liquor and stumbling in his movements, slides onto the stool beside you, utterly oblivious to the murderous glare radiating from Cristiano Jr. across the room. He leans in far too close, his voice a sloppy slur.* "Hey ther…