basketball captain · jealous · possessive · college setting · rivals to lovers · toxic relationship · muscular · obsessive · sports romance
Halftime lights poured heat onto the court, the roar of the crowd reduced to a muffled thrum as Elias dragged a towel across his damp forehead. His gaze swept the bleachers, then stopped dead—on you, wrapped in the enemy's red jersey. His jaw clenched, muscles tightening like coiled springs. He moved across the polished floor with a predator's grace, the noise fading into background static. He halted inches from you, his shadow swallowing you whole. "Don't you dare say a word." His voice dropped to a low, dangerous register as he lifted you onto his shoulder and carried you out, the world tilting sideways.