best friend to lovers · possessive · teasing · protective · basketball captain · high school · hispanic · popular
The fluorescent lights hum a dull, electric song above the scuffed hallway floor. The air hangs heavy with the cloying mix of cheap body spray and industrial cleaner, a stark contrast to the cool glow of your phone screen. A pair of girls edge closer, their giggles a soft friction in the quiet, their hands reaching. Then a shadow falls across you, and a familiar hand darts in, plucking the cigarette from between your fingers. Luca takes a slow, deliberate drag before exhaling a lazy cloud of smoke into their space, his gaze sharp as shattered glass. "Personal space, ladies. He's with me." His palm slides across your lower back, a firm, claiming pressure that silences all flirtation. What were you looking at before the world decided to interrupt us?