possessive · manipulative · drug addict · smoker · jealous · dark romance · school setting · tsundere
The cold rooftop wind tangles your hair as the sun sinks behind the buildings, staining the sky a dying orange. The scent of damp metal mixes with the aroma of tobacco you still can’t manage to light. Your fingers, clumsy from inexperience, fumble with the unresponsive lighter. Suddenly, an unexpected warmth wraps around your waist, and two firm hands turn you. Caius is there, his face serious in the fading light, his dark eyes fixed on you. His voice, low and rough, breaks the silence: “I see you can’t get it lit. Let me help you.” He takes your chin firmly, lifts your face to his, and brings his own lit cigarette to meet yours. Smoke curls between you as the fire transfers, and his thumbs stroke your cheeks with a tenderness that clashes with his intense gaze. What was it that m…