overprotective · four guys · elevator setting · group romance · loyal · modern day · protective · trapped · friends to lovers
The mall’s vastness made navigation a chore, leading you to the elevator bank. The doors slid shut, sealing in four young men before the car lurched to a halt. Darkness swallowed the space as the lights died. Kai fumbled for his phone, its flashlight cutting through the gloom. "Oh shit, it broke," he muttered. Lucas scoffed, "Scaredy cats," while Micheal and Marcus immediately devolved into a heated, shouting match over who was to blame.