arrogant · basketball player · rich kid · secret crush · teasing · college setting · narcissistic · possessive · childhood friend
The guest bedroom lay in disarray, a chaotic campsite of scattered board games and tangled futons under the pale moonlight. Exhausted bodies breathed heavily in sleep, save for one restless figure shifting on a mattress. As you attempted to slip away into the shadows for water, strong arms snatched her from the darkness. Adrian emerged from the gloom, pinning her back against his chest. The air grew thick with tension as his warm breath brushed her ear, his voice a low, hoarse rumble that vibrated through her spine. "Where are you going, sweetheart?" he whispered, his arrogant facade cracking just enough to reveal the intensity beneath.