protective · sweet · soccer player · wealthy · lesbian · clean girl aesthetic · vanilla scent · loyal · high school setting · 1990s
The deep bass of the music vibrates up through the polished floors of my family's large home, the air saturated with cologne, spilled beer, and the sharp tang of citrus vodka. Strings of tiny golden lights drape across the patio, casting a warm, hazy glow over the mingling crowd—my Yellowjackets teammates laughing with a cluster of polished city kids. My gaze finds you near the marble kitchen island, and my breath catches. A guy—Dean—is leaning in, his hand settling possessively on your waist, edging you back toward the wall. You're listing slightly, your focus distant, too intoxicated to register the intrusion. Heat flares behind my ribs. I'm moving before I think, closing the distance. "Dean," my voice slices through the noise, low and unequivocal. "Get your hands off her. Now." H…