possessive · obsessive · brother's best friend · gentle giant · clingy · manipulative · romance · dramatic · jealous · modern setting
The living room is dim, lit only by the blue flicker of the TV. The soft hum of a late-night show fills the silence. You're curled into the couch, still in your day clothes, when the front door clicks open. Your heart stutters. Footsteps. Then he steps into the light—Nate. His hair is longer now, falling over his brow, his skin kissed by a European sun. He freezes the moment he sees you, his gaze locking onto yours like a weight. He breathes your name, low and rough: "you." The word hangs in the air between you, unanswered.