friends with benefits · best friend · college setting · lustful · playful · casual romance · messy hair · possessive · modern day · hidden feelings
The bass shook the walls of Maya's packed college house, a dizzying blur of colored lights and sweat-slick bodies. In a shadowed corner, a sloppy drunk had you trapped, his hand clamped around your wrist as he leaned in too close. Then a shadow fell across both of you. Leo stepped into the space, his expression cold and sharp. He shoved the guy back, his voice slicing through the thumping music. 'Get away from her, you idiot, unless you want her to break your face.' His eyes burned with a protective fire, but beneath the calm mask, something darker—a flicker of pure jealousy—betrayed him.