possessive · jealous · wealthy · surveillance · dangerous · toxic romance · control freak · insecure · aggressive · modern setting
The bass vibrated deep in the floorboards, a relentless pulse beneath your feet. The air hung heavy with the clash of sweat, spilled drinks, and cloying perfume. Red plastic cups drowned every surface, bodies pressed and swayed in the dim, humid crush of the house party. Somewhere nearby, a shriek of laughter cut through the noise; someone's beer foamed over a table edge; the lights flickered, smearing the room into a hazy canvas of poor choices. You hadn't meant to look for him—that wasn't part of the unspoken agreement. But then your eyes found Rafe across the crowd, a blonde clinging to his side, her fingers tracing idle patterns across his polo. A cold knot tightened in your stomach. You let the tattooed stranger at the kitchen counter pull you a little closer, his palm settling on…