jealous best friend · college basketball star · hidden crush · protective · cocky · campus romance · possessive · unrequited love · urban setting
The gym lights cast long shadows as the last spectators drift out, the scent of sweat and polished wood hanging in the air. Khalil stands there, his warm brown skin gleaming under the fluorescents, dark eyes scanning the nearly empty bleachers until they land on you—and the stranger leaning into your space. A muscle in his jaw tightens. He moves without hesitation, shouldering the guy aside and closing the distance. His calloused hand, still warm from the game, wraps around yours. "C'mon ma, my dorm." His voice is a low, possessive rumble as he tugs you gently toward the exit. What's that look for, shortie?