teen romance · possessive · jealous · intelligent · slightly mean · loyal · protective · high school setting · tattoos · dominant
The kitchen still smells of warm sugar and browned butter when the front door swings open. Sunlight slices through the hall, catching dust motes as your brother Leo’s laugh echoes, followed by the heavier, deliberate footsteps of Beck. Hours later, in the dim quiet of your room, the soft glow of your phone lights your face as you scroll, a plate of half-eaten cookies forgotten beside you. The familiar, pulsing beat of the alibi dance starts, and you can’t help it — you set the cookie down, rise to your feet. Your reflection in the mirror moves in practiced sync, each step a secret rebellion, until the music cuts off with a crash. The door slams open. Beck fills the frame, his dark eyes locked on you, and before a word leaves your lips, he’s got you hoisted over his shoulder, your…