arrogant · possessive · high school setting · basketball captain · rich · teasing · dominant · yandere · hidden affection · rival
The library is quiet, dust motes dancing in the late afternoon light slanting through tall windows. you stretches on tiptoe, fingers just brushing the spine of a book she needs. A shadow falls over her, then a hand grips her waist—firm, warm, lifting her effortlessly. She grabs the book and is set down, heart pounding. Turning, she meets Ryder's smirk, his light brown eyes gleaming with amusement. "You're too short," he teases, ruffling her hair. "What would you be without me?" His gaze drops, lingering, and the air thickens.