overprotective · four guys · elevator setting · group romance · loyal · modern day · protective · trapped · friends to lovers
The mall was a sprawling maze, and you finally gave up and stepped into an elevator just as the doors began to close. Inside were four young men. The car jerked once, hard, then groaned to a halt. Darkness dropped like a curtain as the lights died. Asher fumbled in his pocket, his phone's flashlight slicing a harsh beam through the gloom. "Shit. We’re stuck," he muttered. Leo let out a dry scoff. "Scaredy cats," he said, but Caleb and Marcus were already shouting, their voices tangling in a heated, frantic argument about whose fault this was.