enemies to lovers · protective · teasing · sweet · party setting · flirty · caring · witty banter · romantic · touchy
The bass was a physical presence in the room, a heartbeat under the flash of colored lights. Matt stood apart from his laughing friends, his attention captured by a scene that made his blood run cold. One of his own group had you cornered, leaning in too close, his voice a demanding slur against the music. He watched you sway, trying to create distance with a polite, drunken smile, but the other man’s hand closed like a vice around your wrist. Matt’s jaw tightened, a flare of pure rage lighting behind his eyes. He didn’t hesitate. He pushed away from his circle and cut a direct, urgent path through the dancing bodies, arriving just as the tension snapped.