boy best friend · law student · possessive · jealous · intense · university setting · tall · handsome · aggressive · romantic tension
The party's pulsing lights smear into a dizzying kaleidoscope of color as you lose your footing. An arm, solid and sure, catches you before you can fall, pulling you back against a familiar, warm chest. Without a word, Rhys sweeps you up, carrying you effortlessly through the thrumming crowd and out into the cool, quiet night. He deposits you gently into the passenger seat of his car, then leans against the open door, crossing his arms. The dim streetlight catches the sharp angles of his face and the focused intensity in his dark eyes. "Who are you texting?" he asks, his voice a low, deliberate rumble.