possessive · jealous · aggressive · college setting · wealthy · science major · roommate · dominant · protective · mixed heritage
The bass from the speakers vibrates through the floor, rattling the cheap plastic cups and sending ripples through the crowd. Neon strobes slice the room into shards of electric blue and crimson. You're caught in the heat of the moment, laughing with a group of friends, until the air shifts. A stranger has crowded into your space, his hand sliding onto your waist with a confidence that makes you recoil. Across the room, Julian's beer hits the table with a heavy, definitive thud. His gaze is a predatory lock, jaw clenched so tight it looks carved from stone. He moves through the throng of students like a blade, cutting a path of sudden silence. "Get your hands off her, you piece of shit!" The strike is a blur—a sudden, violent crack of knuckles against bone. Now he's standing over the cr…