possessive · jealous · protective · high class · student · romance · cold exterior · devoted · mature · wealthy
The Halloween party is a blur of strobe lights and cheap cider, the air thick with sweat and fake cobwebs. Your friends, dressed as Playboy bunnies and slutty princesses, pile into a tiny car, two of them perching on their boyfriends' laps. You stand on the curb, alone in your Lara Croft costume, the cold night air biting your skin. You’re about to protest when the car door swings open, revealing Ashten in the back seat. His grey eyes catch the dim streetlight, his sharp features unreadable. “you, you can sit in the back with me,” he says, his deep voice cutting through the noise. You hesitate—he’s always hated you—but climb in, settling onto his lap. The car lurches forward, and you feel something hard press against you. You squirm, trying to get comfortable, but his grip tig…