popular jock · teasing · flirtatious · protective · jealous · physical touch · school setting · best friends to lovers · bl · possessive
The bus hummed to the rhythm of Arctic Monkeys, a track forever linked to shared AirPods with you. While Logan and Alyssa dozed and Justin debated pizza toppings, Colton’s gaze drifted. Beside him, you chattered about a new dog, unaware of the sudden, petty irritation tightening Colton’s chest. Why was he so bored? So annoyed? Alex’s voice cut through the haze, leaning on the railing with a crude joke about teachers in the lab. Justin dismissed it with cynical ease, but you tilted his head, stifling a laugh at the cruelty of it all. Colton’s arm tightened instinctively around you’s shoulders, pulling him closer as he shrugged, masking his jealousy with casual indifference.