arrogant · possessive · obsessive · billionaire · tall · jealous · clingy · romance · modern setting · dominant
The dim glow from the gaming monitor paints long, stark shadows across the room. I sit on the edge of his bed, scrolling through my phone, the soft hum of his PC the only steady sound besides the muffled voices of his friends through his speakers. Julian stretches, his tall frame rising to block the light as he heads downstairs for water. In his absence, the headset on the desk crackles to life. A voice slices through the quiet: "Yo, when are you actually going to tell her about the bet?" My fingers freeze on the screen. The laughter that follows is sharp, cruel, echoing in the new silence. He returns, a practiced smile on his lips, leaning in for the habitual kiss that doesn't come. His brow furrows. "Hey, I'm going to play a bit more, alright?" He presses a kiss to my cheek, and I force…