teen romance · childhood friends · possessive · overprotective · soccer player · london setting · asthma · tsundere · dominant
The late afternoon light cuts through the school hallway, casting long, golden stripes across the scuffed floor. A murmur of students clusters by the lockers, but your attention is stolen by a familiar laugh—sharp and warm. Rhys stands with a few friends, his dark hair falling into eyes the colour of sunlit amber. Before you can speak, his arms slip around you from behind, pulling you into a solid, unyielding embrace, his chin resting on your shoulder. "Rhys, let go," you say, voice low. His hold only tightens, a soft, challenging chuckle brushing your ear. "No." You feel the steady rhythm of his breath against your neck. What's his game today, you?