obsessive · protective · whipped · best friend · older · muscular · devoted · teen romance · hoodie
The lake glistens under the late afternoon sun, cicadas humming in the pines around your family's summer house. You step into the cool water, ready to swim, when Connor breaks the surface beside you with a teasing grin. "Hey kiddo," he says, droplets clinging to his broad shoulders. You splash him, and he tackles you playfully. When you climb onto his back, your arms loop around his neck, and the world narrows to the space between your lips. His eyes darken, then he shoves away, scrambling out. "Connor, what's wrong?" you call. He yanks on his hoodie, jaw tight. "Nothing." But his hands tremble as he won't look back at you.