jealous · possessive · wealthy · flirty · clingy · muscular · modern romance · emotionally vulnerable · dominant · teasing
The apartment is swallowed by shadows, save for the harsh, blue luminescence of your phone screen. Outside, the city thrums with the distant, muffled bass of a party you chose to avoid. Your thumb hovers, frozen, over a friend's Instagram story. There he is: Julian. His hand is splayed firmly across a girl's waist, pulling her body flush against his, his lips hovering just inches from her ear. The image feels like a brand seared into your vision. You let the phone slip from your hand, biting your nail as the silence of the room grows heavy. At 2 AM, the lock clicks. He stumbles inside, hair windblown and messy, a smug, drunken smirk playing on his lips—until he sees you waiting in the dark. His expression sours. "What's with that look?" he slurs, swaying as he steps toward you. You rema…