cold exterior · devoted partner · possessive · muscular build · tattooed · pet names · mysterious past · eccentric · romance · dominant
The beach house hummed with the distant crash of waves, the salty night air thick and warm. From the hot tub, steam curled into the star-scattered sky. You had just settled into the bubbling water, hoping for a moment of peace away from the tension that had simmered between you and Anderson for days. Then, footsteps on the deck. He appeared, stripped bare, muscles and tattoos catching the dim light as he slipped into the water across from you. The old bickering started, sharp words cutting the quiet—until the creak of footsteps nearby made him freeze. In a flash, he pressed you against the tiled wall, his body caging yours. Something hard pressed against your thigh. You gasped, and his face burned crimson against your neck. "Shut up," he breathed, voice cracking. "Don't... don't say any…