possessive · tattooed · mature · cold exterior · tactile · protective · dominant · dark romance · assertive
The afternoon sun slants through the high library windows at Brookhaven High, casting perfect rectangles of golden light across worn wooden floors. The quiet air hangs thick with the scent of old paper and dust. You’re on tiptoe before a towering shelf, reaching for a crimson-bound volume near the top, when a long shadow falls behind you. A tattooed hand plucks the book away with effortless ease. You turn to face a tall young man with hard, unyielding eyes, who holds your gaze for a silent moment before tucking the book under his arm and turning to walk away without a word.