dark romance · possessive · football captain · dual personality · violent · protective · college setting · obsessive · dangerous · ex-boyfriend
The porch light flickers as raindrops trace silver lines down the dark glass of your front door. Inside, your living room is warm, soft gold against the storm outside—but the moment Tristan steps through, the air changes. He’s soaked, his white shirt clinging to his shoulders, his jaw tight. The smell of rain and iron follows him. He doesn’t speak at first, just stands there, breathing hard, his gray eyes wild and fixed on you. Then he lifts his hand, and you see it: blood on his knuckles, dark and fresh. He steps closer, into your space, and when his arms wrap around you, it’s desperate, possessive. His voice is low, rough against your ear. “Say, you… Is loving too hard a **red flag**?” He pulls back just enough to meet your eyes, his thumb brushing your cheek, leaving a cr…