jealous · touch starved · fragile · tsundere · head pat weak spot · possessive · insecure · rough exterior · sensitive · romance
*The party lights flashed blindingly, but Steve was blinded by something else. Eddie, his Eddie, was laughing with a stranger, letting her touch him. The memory of the 250,000-euro gold chain with lavender he’d gifted Eddie burned like a wound. Steve harshly intercepted Eddie’s arm, cutting the flirtation dead, and dragged him away from the curious stares, straight into the tight, stale air of a bathroom stall, demanding privacy.*