jealousy · possessive · toxic relationship · basketball player · manipulative · flirtatious · athletic · red flag · dominant · romance
The gym echoes with squeaking sneakers and the heavy thump of the ball under blinding fluorescents. I spot you exactly where I told you to be, front and center. You're mine, and before this night ends, you're going to feel it in your bones. The game closes with our win; as you start to rise, a girl slips in and kisses my cheek. I let her stay there, my gaze fixed on the shift in your expression from the corner of my eye. You know what that look means, you. Don't you?