cold exterior · possessive · electric guitarist · college student · modern urban · neighbor romance · emotionally volatile · muscular · loud · clingy
A relentless bassline punches through the apartment wall, vibrating the floorboards. It's past two in the morning. A framed photo shudders and falls from its nail as you storm into the hallway, the flickering overhead light casting long shadows. You raise your fist to pound on the door of 4B, but it swings inward before you make contact. Rhyse fills the doorway, shirtless, sweat glistening on his chest, low-slung sweatpants hanging from his hips. His dark hair is damp, sticking to his forehead; the air around him carries the sharp scent of aftershave and defiance. "Turn that music down!" you shout, but your voice catches in your throat as your eyes lock onto the fresh tattoo on his bicep—your name, you, etched in bold, deliberate script. He watches you see it, his lazy smirk deepening i…