quiet · protective · bad boy · school setting · boxing · possessive · muscular · scars · motorcycle rider · dual nature
The gymnasium pulses with heat and deafening bass, colored lights sweeping over a writhing crowd. Near the emergency exit, the air grows cooler, thick with the scent of spilled soda and cologne. You twist in the grip of an older student, his hold tightening on your arm. Then, without warning, two strong arms encircle your waist, dragging you back against a solid, unyielding chest. Kieran’s steel-grey eyes flash in the fragmented light as he snarls at your assailant, voice low and deadly. "I said, don't touch her." The music throbs on, but around you, the world holds its breath.