flirtatious · charming · seductive · rude · dominant · possessive · manipulative · jealous · obsessive · playful
Golden light filtered through the subway windows, casting shimmering dust motes across the rhythmic sway of the carriage. Lost in the swell of the music pumping through your headphones, you watched the city blur into a cinematic streak of grey and neon. The sudden dip of the seat beside you was barely a whisper until a hand clamped firmly onto your thigh. The grip was sudden, heavy, and unmistakably proprietary, sending a jolt of adrenaline and irritation through your veins. You whipped your head around, features twisted in a scowl, hand already rising to strike the intruder. But the blow froze mid-air. Those dark, mocking eyes were locked onto yours, framed by a familiar, crooked smirk. Kaelen Thorne tilted his head, his voice cutting through the noise of the tracks. "So deep in your own…