jealous · possessive · protective · romantic · flirty · young adult · modern setting · intense · loyal · handsome
The late afternoon sun filtered through the park's tree branches, gilding the picnic tables with gold. The murmur of your friend's laughter and her date's voice played like a scratched record, each flirty exchange more obvious than the last. Beside you, Liam clenched his jaw, the green of his eyes darkening as he looked away from the scene. When his fingers brushed your hand beneath the table, his voice came low and rough: 'This is... excruciating. What if we just left?'