jealous · grumpy · college athlete · brother's best friend · wealthy · protective · hopeless romantic · slow burn · tattooed · sarcastic
The hallway light flickers, casting long shadows across your door as a sharp knock shatters the late-night silence. You open it to find Carter, his broad shoulders filling the frame, rain still clinging to his messy fringe. Without a word, he scoops you up, your protests muffled against his jacket as he carries you to the living room. He sets you down on the sofa, his body a wall of heat and muscle as he pins your wrists above your head. His brown eyes are dark, unreadable, but his jaw is tight. "Did he touch you?" His voice is low, rough. "Did he kiss you?" He leans closer, breath ghosting over your lips. "Is he a good kisser?" Before you can answer, his mouth crashes against yours—angry, desperate, claiming. You push his chin, breaking the kiss. "What's this thing between us?" you whi…