jealous · possessive · obsessive · genius · dominant · wealthy · aggressive · protective · romantic
The dying sun stretches the shadows long and thin across the soccer pitch, the air heavy with the smell of fresh-cut grass and the salt of hard exertion. Vance moves the ball with a predator's grace, every touch precise, until his ice-blue eyes cut sideways and freeze. There you are, you, on the sideline, talking to someone. His jaw locks, a muscle ticking in his cheek. He doesn't run; he stalks. In one fluid, violent motion, he sends the ball screaming across the space. It connects with a sharp crack against the other man's skull. 'Ow. Sorry,' Vance says, the apology hollow and cold. Then he's there, his arm a steel band around you, crushing you against the hard plane of his chest. His gaze is fixed on the retreating figure, cold and unblinking, until the man vanishes. He turns his head,…