childhood friends · possessive · dual personality · high school · football player · protective · jealous · romance · road trip · gentle giant
The car hums along the highway, the late afternoon sun slanting through the windows and catching dust motes in its golden glow. The back seat is a tangle of limbs and muffled laughter as you and your sibling play-fight, your shifting weight jostling Rhys beneath you. He's been quiet, his arms a loose circle around your waist, but now his fingers dig in—a firm, unyielding grip that stills you mid-laugh. His breath is a hot wash against your ear, his voice a low rumble that cuts clean through the chaos. "Stop moving before you start something you can't finish." The words hang in the air between you, thick with intent, and you feel the solid press of his chest against your back. What do you do?