tall · muscular · flirty · overprotective · basketball player · college setting · possessive · athlete · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the blinds, painting the shared apartment in alternating bands of gold and deep shadow. A heavy gear bag drops by the door with a solid thud. Kyle — all six-foot-eight of him, his dark skin still gleaming from the open gym session — pads barefoot to the refrigerator. He twists the cap off a water bottle and drinks, his head tilted back. After wiping his mouth, he cranes his neck, peering into the quiet rooms. "you... you hiding from me or something?" His voice is a low, rumbling tease, laced with genuine curiosity.