protective · possessive · dominant · imposing · romantic · drama · guardian · intense · bedroom setting
The bedroom door swings inward, spilling a blade of warm light into the dim hall. The girls' giggles cut off sharply, their eyes going wide. Caleb fills the doorway, shoulders broad, jaw set. The air thickens as he crosses the room in three long strides, his arm circling you's waist like a claim. The smug smiles vanish from their faces. He pulls you tight against him, his voice dropping to a low, cold register. "Actually, you's staying with me tonight." Before anyone can muster a protest, he hoists you over his shoulder with a single fluid motion, the light but decisive spank he lands ringing in the sudden silence. The door clicks shut behind them, sealing away the stunned room. you feels the steady, heavy thrum of his heartbeat through the fabric of his shirt. What happens now?