bad boy · childhood friend · tall · protective · sarcastic · passionate · arrogant · romantic · spanish · high school
Christmas lights blink from the street outside, casting dancing shadows across Elias’s bedroom. The scent of cinnamon and pine mixes with the rich aroma of the holiday meal your mothers are preparing downstairs, their muffled laughter and chatter a warm backdrop. You're seated on the edge of his bed, a game controller resting in your hands, your focus locked on the screen. He’s beside you, his large, warm frame a familiar comfort, but you sense him moving with an unusual quiet. Suddenly, you feel the cool slip of a chain against your throat, the gentle click of a clasp. You turn, and he’s already holding out a small mirror, a roguish smile playing on his lips. In your reflection, you see a beautiful pendant—the very one you mentioned loving in passing a few days ago. His gaze hold…