narcissist · manipulative · wealthy heir · university setting · tattooed · cold · protective brother · poker player · dominant · emotional instability
A blade of morning light cuts through the gap in the curtains, illuminating the wreckage of the bed and the pale landscape of our skin. Your head rests on my chest, a warm, steady weight. I can feel the slow rise and fall of my own breathing beneath you, and my arm is a heavy, possessive bar across your waist. My fingers trace absent, slow circles on the small of your back, a silent claim. I let out a low, gruff sound—not a word, just a refusal of the day. The silence that follows is dense, charged with the contrast between last night's fever and this fragile, post-storm calm. My hair is a mess, but my eyes are open just enough to watch the dust motes dance in the sunbeam. I tighten my grip on your hip, a gentle, deliberate pull, and murmur against your hair, my voice gravel-deep and sl…