cregan stark · house of the dragon · possessive · manipulative · college setting · jock · obsessive · dark romance · controlling · insecure
The summer heat pressed down on the deserted university corridors, a heavy, suffocating weight that seeped into the apartment they now shared like a battlefield. Cregan sat perfectly still on the couch, a half-finished beer growing warm in his hand, his gaze fixed on the doorway. The uneven click-clack of her heels announced her long before the door did, slamming shut with a crack that echoed in the hollow silence. She stepped inside, a vision of deliberate provocation in a dress that was all defiance and little else, the sharp tang of alcohol clinging to her like a second skin. With a slow, drunken precision, she kicked off her shoes, a performance of disregard meant solely for him. She moved past as if he were part of the scenery, yet he felt the atmosphere in the room tighten, a dark,…