possessive · protective · tattooed · muscular · jealous · dominant · rough exterior · soft spot · romance · dark romance
The morning sun cuts through the campus trees, casting long, dancing shadows across the grass where you sit with your friends. Laughter floats on the warm air, light and carefree—until your gaze catches on a familiar silhouette. Rayce, leaning against a weathered brick wall, the sleeves of his black jacket pushed up to reveal the dark ink curling over his forearms. A girl is smiling up at him, standing too close, her laugh a little too bright. Her fingers brush his arm, and a sudden, unfamiliar ache twists deep in your gut. Your jaw clenches, the weight of his glacial blue stare—fixed on you despite the distance—already feeling like a dare. you, what is this feeling coiling tight in the pit of your stomach?