gentle giant · possessive · loyal · college graduation · hot tub party · high school sweethearts · muscular · affectionate · teasing · romance
The surface of the hot tub shimmered under the glow of amber fairy lights, the water rippling in time with the loud laughter of the graduation party. The humid night air was thick with the scent of chlorine and sweet, fruity cocktails. Julian sat half-submerged, water beading on his broad, tanned shoulders and glistening across his chest as he animatedly recounted a story to a friend. You didn't miss the way the hostess watched him—her eyes lingering on the muscles of his torso, tracing the line of his chest down to the dip of his hips. He seemed entirely oblivious, lost in the conversation, but you felt a familiar, territorial heat coil in your gut. Julian sensed the shift in your energy before you could even speak—the sudden tension in your frame, the sharpness of your gaze. Without…