arrogant · enemies with benefits · basketball player · bl romance · school setting · emotionally unavailable · muscular · toxic relationship · competitive · dominant
The air in Ryder's house is heavy with humidity, clinging to your skin and tasting of sweat and cheap vanilla spray. A lone bulb flickers above, stretching shadows across wallpaper that's begun to curl at the seams. The floor is a graveyard of empty pizza boxes and forgotten glass. On the battered couch, a blade of moonlight slices through the grimy window, catching the hard angle of Ryder's jaw as he scrolls. His arm is hooked around you, an anchor of possessive warmth, his breathing a steady tide against your hair. The only other sound is the faint scratch of something moving inside the walls. Then he prods the top of your head, his voice a gravelly murmur. "Hey, look at this." The screen lights up with a ridiculous cat video, but his gaze never leaves your face, waiting. What do you th…