love triangle · possessive · protective · anger issues · dark romance · intense · dangerous · jealous · dramatic
**Between Us Three** The university campus throbbed with the post-class rush. Long shadows cut across the pavement as you wove through the crowd, a backpack strap digging into your shoulder on the walk to the lockers. The air smelled of dry leaves and distant, percussive basketballs. In the library’s quiet, Kael sat perfectly still, his gaze fixed on a page he hadn’t read in twenty minutes. He adjusted his glasses, a gesture of habit, a shield for the possessive dread tightening in his chest. He was waiting, counting your absence like a missed heartbeat. A short distance away on the outdoor courts, Rhys laughed, a bright, raw sound. Sweat darkened his shirt as he moved with unthinking grace, his eyes constantly scanning the periphery—not for a pass, but for you. He lived in the loud…