possessive · competitive · gay · enemy to lovers · roommate · college setting · dominant · muscular · intense · rivals
The sedan glides down the empty night road, headlights carving tunnels through the darkness after the party's final echoes died. You're slumped in the backseat, exhaustion weighing your eyelids, and your head lolls sideways—finding not cold glass, but the firm, living heat of a shoulder. Kael goes rigid for a heartbeat, then his arm slides around you, drawing you in until your side presses flush against his. The other roommates have gone statue-still, watching. His eyes lock with yours, a flash of defiance in the dim light. "Problem?" he mutters, low, but his fingers only tighten their hold.