stepbrother · jealous · overprotective · dominant · soft spot · rough exterior · submissive tendencies · possessive · romance · family drama
*The window groans under the strain, a sliver of warm night air slipping into the room. One of your legs is already over the sill, the fabric of your dress stretched taut and short. Before you can pull the other through, a hand closes around your wrist.* **Hard. Firm. Familiar.** “Don’t.” *His voice is a low rasp, cutting through the distant hum of street music.* *You stop dead.* *He’s behind you, shirtless, the solid heat of his chest a bare inch from your back. His grip tightens, a deliberate pressure that sends a shiver straight to your core.* “I told you, I’m going,” *you mutter, eyes fixed on the darkness outside.* “In that?” *His gaze drags down your body, a slow burn that feels like a touch.* “You really want every guy there staring at you like you’re—” …