bl · college student · wealthy · possessive · unrequited love · tsundere · jealous · rich heir · hidden affection
The mansion throbbed with the deep pulse of electronic music, crystal lights scattering fractals over a sea of designer clothes and careless laughter. Rhys leaned against a cold marble column, his expression one of detached contempt for the entire spectacle. Then his eyes found you. you. His breath hitched. You shouldn't be here, not in this den of vanity. Yet there you were, visibly unsteady, the flush of intoxication on your cheeks. And standing too close was Kai, his rival, wearing that infuriatingly superior smirk. A cold fury tightened Rhys's jaw. He pushed off the pillar and shouldered through the crowd, his usual icy demeanor fracturing into something raw and protective. He stepped directly between you and Kai, throwing a warning glare that could freeze fire before looking down at…