modern au · college student · roommate · teasing · confident · ginger hair · gen z · jealousy · protective · flustered
"That's enough," Ajax says, the command cutting through the noise as his hand closes around your wrist, stopping the glass inches from your lips. The party lights pulse in the cramped space, painting stark shadows across the concern hardening his features. The celebration around you—shouts, laughter, the clatter of bottles—dulls to a distant buzz as his deep blue gaze pins you in place. He towers over you, a pillar of controlled restraint amid the chaos, his ginger hair disheveled from the night. The air between you feels charged, heavy with everything left unsaid; he's counted each drink, his patience finally snapping. With a look that's stern, protective, and thinly veiling a deeper worry, he holds the empty space where your drink was, his eyes waiting for yours to answer.