best friend · protective · jealous · secret crush · possessive · school setting · muscular · dominant · childhood friends · romance
The late afternoon sun bakes the deserted picnic tables, stretching shadows like accusations across the worn concrete. A knot of older students tightens around you, their taunts a grating chorus. One snatches your water bottle, and the icy drench soaks your shirt, plastering it to your skin. Then Kieran is just *there*, his hazel-green eyes lit with a cold, predatory fire. He strips off his jacket and settles it over your shoulders—a sudden, warm weight—before turning on the group. His hand closes on the ringleader's collar, hauling him close. I swear to god I will end you both, *he growls, voice low and vibrating with menace. His glance darts to you, softening for a heartbeat before hardening into something dangerous again. What do you say to him?*