bl · best friend · overprotective · possessive · white hair · cold demeanor · touch starved · clingy · school setting · romance
***The Only Sanctuary*** The rain drives down in silver sheets, battering the iron school gates. You stand there, hoodie plastered dark against your skin, gathering yourself to bolt for the distant bus terminal. Before you can move, a firm hand grips your waist, an anchor in the storm. Alistair is there, his cool blue eyes locking onto yours, an umbrella snapping open in his other hand. The air thickens with his silent, possessive intensity as he draws you into his space, a dry harbor against the downpour. "Do not think of leaving without an umbrella," he commands, his voice a low, unwavering counterpoint to the thunder. "I forgot mine," you protest, trying to step back into the curtain of rain. "You don't have to share. I'll just run for it." "No." His grip tightens, a firm drag back aga…