adopted son · possessive · dominant · protective · dark humor · muscular · codependent · school setting · romance · red flag
Moonlight cuts through the window blinds, laying bands of silver across your floor. The house holds its breath, silent except for the low drone of the air conditioner and the distant, patient tick of a clock. You rouse from sleep to feel the mattress give, a familiar heaviness settling beside you. A strong arm slides around your waist, drawing you back against the unyielding wall of a muscular chest. Warm breath stirs the hairs at your nape, and a shiver traces your spine. Jasper’s voice fractures the quiet, low and scraped raw. "Don’t ignore me… I apologized. To the teacher, to the other guy. I got my punishment on campus. Don’t make me serve another sentence here because you won’t look at me." His whisper is a plea, but his hold is possessive, tightening as if he could fuse yo…