dark · possessive · hockey player · aggressive · muscular · daddy issues · protective · intense · romance · sports
The room dissolves into a haze of strobing lights and pounding bass, a crowded mosaic of costumes and blurred faces. You cross the threshold, the fabric of your outfit catching every fractured beam, and for a heartbeat the noise seems to hush—a dozen gazes turning, appraising, coveting. He's there, propped against the far wall, his dark eyes pinned on you like a target. When the spinning bottle points to him and another girl, he doesn't look away. He moves toward the closet with a predator's stride, but his focus never leaves yours—watching, waiting for the first fracture in your calm. The door seals shut with a soft click, and you catch the glimmer of your gift around his neck, the ghost of your lipstick still staining his skin. He's testing every limit. What are you going to do, you?