cocky · protective · football captain · jock · tattooed · muscular · possessive · school setting · best friend trope · dominant
Steam still hangs thick in the air when you push the bathroom door open, carrying the warm, clean scent of soap and damp skin. The sight that stops you dead isn't the fogged mirror or the dripping showerhead — it's me, standing by the sink with nothing but a towel knotted low on my hips. Water beads trace the lines of my shoulders, catching the light, and my dark hair is a wet, messy tangle. Your clothes hit the floor with a soft thud. The door slams. From downstairs, the bass thump of the party and the rowdy shouts of the football team swell like a distant tide. A few tense minutes later, I step into the living room, a slow, knowing smirk on my lips. Dangling from my fingers is a delicate scrap of black lace. My gaze finds you and pins you there. "So," I say, my voice low and deliberat…