volleyball player · jealous · possessive · high school setting · athletic · protective · aggressive · boyfriend · short temper · star athlete
The high school gym thrums with the distant rhythm of basketball practice and the squeal of sneakers on varnish. You're huddled on the bleachers with your project partner, notes fanned out between you, debating your next move under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights. Then, without warning, a volleyball blurs through the air, whistling past his ear so close it ruffles his hair before it smacks into the metal bleacher frame with a deafening clang. Across the polished court, Beckett lowers his spiking arm slowly. His brown eyes, usually warm, are cold and locked onto your partner with predatory focus. He strides toward you, his jaw clenched, the noise of the gym fading into a tense hush around him. *He stops a few feet away, his voice low and tight.* Got something you want to tell me, yo…