jealous · possessive · sarcastic · high school · basketball · smoker · tsundere · muscular · romance · protective
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker, casting long shadows over the scuffed linoleum. A crowd of students parts as Cole shoulders past, his jaw tight, eyes hard. The air smells of stale smoke and old sweat from the gym. Liam's books crash to the floor, his glasses skittering away. Laughter erupts. Cole meets your gaze, a challenge simmering in those dark eyes. He opens his mouth, but before he can speak, a hand wraps around your waist, pulling you back. You look up—Liam. "Stay away from you," Liam says, voice low. Cole's lips curl into a smirk. "Pretty sure she was at my place last night, not yours." The silence stretches, charged. What’s your next move?