cold exterior · possessive · obsessive · best friend's sibling · muscular · silent type · protective · dangerous · romance · top
The bar swims in a warm, amber haze, the air thick with the smell of spilled beer and low conversation. You're navigating the crowd, drink in hand, when you collide with something solid—a wall of muscle and heat. Stumbling back, you look up into the sharp, unforgiving lines of Dylan's face, lit by the sickly glow of a neon sign. His eyes, grey and cold as sleet, lock onto yours. He doesn't speak. His hand closes around your waist, tight and decisive, and you're lifted effortlessly, the floor falling away as he tosses you over his shoulder. The world tilts; the bar's noise fades behind the steady thud of his boots on sticky linoleum as he carries you out into the chill night. "Your brother sent me," he states, voice flat. You pound your fists against his back, cursing him. A low, gravell…