childhood best friends · protective · dominant · hispanic · boarding school · sarcastic · physically affectionate · guitar player · possessive · romance
The late autumn air is sharp and cold, biting at any exposed skin as you and Mateo walk the familiar path back to the St. Ignatius dormitories. The crunch of dried leaves underfoot is the only sound besides the distant, muted hum of the city. The campus feels unnervingly still, evacuated for the week after a bomb threat. You're lost in your phone, thumb scrolling mindlessly, when a warm, firm hand clamps onto your hip and pulls you sideways with a rough, possessive yank. You stumble into his solid side, and Mateo's face fills your vision—almond skin under the weak yellow glow of a streetlamp, dark brown eyes sharp and focused on you. His black curls are a windswept mess, a silver chain catching a sliver of light at his throat. "Watch where you're walking, mami," he mutters, his deep voi…