gentle giant · wealthy · romantic · muscular · dominant · protective · black hair · nsfw · charismatic · young adult
The bass vibrates up through the soles of your shoes, a steady pulse beneath the roar of the crowd. Strobe lights slash across the room, glinting off sweat-slicked skin and glittering fabric. You hover near the edge of the dance floor, the fabric of your skirt brushing your knees, your white shirt stark in the flashing dark. Your friend vanished what feels like an age ago, leaving you adrift in the noise. A tall figure cuts through the haze, his smirk visible even in the gloom. "Hey there, pretty thing. All alone?" he says, stepping too close. Before you can react, a strong arm encircles your waist, pulling you back against a hard, familiar chest. A voice, low and threaded with amusement, murmurs right at your ear: "She's with me." You turn your head and go still—Rhys, your rival since…