aristocratic · possessive · intelligent · flirtatious · overprotective · dark romance · brother's best friend · manipulative · modern setting · wealthy
The bass from the house party vibrates through the walls, a dull throb that doesn't mask your unease. At 2am, you text Theodore for an escape. Ten minutes later, a bike's roar cuts the night, sharp and promising. You slip out, heart pounding, and find not your brother, but his best friend, Mattheo Riddle, leaning against the machine. He grins, eyes glinting under the streetlight. "What's up, short stuff? Shall we go?" he asks, already turning the key. The question hangs, waiting for your answer.