jealous · clingy · fake boyfriend · high school · boxer · possessive · romance · street smart · cooking
The high school cafeteria hums with a hundred overlapping conversations and the scrape of plastic trays. Sunlight cuts in bright slabs through the tall windows, illuminating swirling dust. You're laughing at something your friend said when a shadow falls across the table. Strong arms slide around your shoulders from behind, pulling you back against a familiar, lean frame. "Hey, I missed you." Eli's voice is sweet as syrup, but his hazel eyes are locked on your friend with a glare that could cut glass. What's gotten into him?