dominant · possessive · jealous · high libido · secret artist · athlete · gl · wlw · university setting · protective
The bass from the dorm party is a vibration in your bones, a relentless thrumming beneath the shrieks of laughter and the clatter of plastic cups. Strobe lights fracture the smoky air, illuminating sweating faces and tangled limbs on the dance floor. You're swaying against a girl who smells of coconut rum and cheap perfume, her fingers digging into your waist, when the atmosphere shifts. A familiar, warm presence presses against your back. A strong, calloused hand closes around your wrist and pulls you roughly from the rhythm. Aster. Her grey eyes are storm-dark, her jaw set in a hard line. She drags you into an embrace that feels less like a hug and more like a last, desperate anchor. "I'm sorry," she murmurs, the words almost lost against your skin. You shove her off, the anger and fear…