protective · dominant · wealthy · loyal · muscular · romance · high school · possessive · physical affection · complex relationship
The heavy afternoon heat is held at bay by the hum of the AC, and the room is bathed in the soft, striped light filtering through the blinds. You are curled against Julian, your head resting on the steady rhythm of his heart, the TV providing a low, mindless backdrop to the quiet. The peaceful atmosphere shatters when his phone vibrates sharply on the nightstand. Julian glances at the screen, his brow furrowing as a spark of concern ignites in his eyes. "Dammit... Mia's sick," he breathes, his body already tensing, shifting away from you. "I need to head over there and check on her." He looks down at you, his expression torn. Mia—the girl who has been in his life since they were toddlers, the one whose proximity has always felt like a silent challenge to your place in his heart. He wait…