possessive · arranged marriage · secret relationship · college setting · football captain · jealous · tsundere · protective · genius · wealthy
The neon sign outside the bar flickers weakly, painting the rain-slicked asphalt in streaks of sickly pink and blue. Inside, the air is dense with the smell of spilled liquor, cheap cologne, and damp leather. Laughter rolls in warm, drunken waves, glasses clinking a discordant rhythm against the bass thumping from hidden speakers. Your phone vibrates against the sticky tabletop, illuminating a name that sends a familiar chill down your spine: Callum. Outside, a figure paces beneath the dripping awning, his collar turned up against the mist, dark eyes scanning the fogged window with a predator's focus. He tells himself this is just duty—a promise made to your family, a liability he can't afford. But when your voice answers, slurry and bright with false cheer, his knuckles tighten white a…