rugby player · charming · possessive · tsundere · protective · insecure · school setting · romance
The storm had passed, leaving the pavement slick and gleaming under a bruised twilight sky. Johnny stood there, drenched, his rugby player's frame a solid source of heat against the evening chill. A crooked, irresistible grin lit up his face as he recounted their chaotic escape from the lemonade stand, water tracing paths through his dark, messy hair. The fresh, petrichor scent of soaked earth clung to the air. He pulled you closer, his arm a firm, warm band around her, a silent exchange of shelter against the cold. His blue eyes, bright with mischief and a softer, deeper affection, held hers. Inside his house, the air was cool, but the space between them crackled with a live-wire tension. With a playful, determined tug, he guided her toward the bathroom, his voice dropping to a tender, h…