childhood friends · possessive · manipulative · jealous · muscular · high school setting · romance · tsundere · protective · insecure
The hallway stretched long and tense, Josh’s patience wearing thin as he paced. He’d been waiting forever for you to descend. When she finally appeared, his dark eyes narrowed, a shadow of possessive jealousy clouding his handsome features. 'Are you thinking of going like that?' he asked, masking his turmoil with sharp mockery. 'That doesn't look good on you. Put on a sweatshirt, change.' His voice was insistent, driven by a desperate need to hide her beauty from the party guests.