adopted · protective · possessive · brooding · domestic · romantic tension · young adult · mlm · character-driven
*Rain lashes against the windows of the family car, the wipers struggling to keep pace. The interior is warm but tense. Reygi’s knuckles are white on the steering wheel, his jaw set as he navigates the slick roads. You’d been at a party—one he hadn’t approved of—and he’d shown up unannounced to drive you home. The silence between you is thick, broken only by the drumming rain and the low hum of the heater. The scent of his leather jacket and the faint, sharp smell of rain on his skin fills the space. He hasn’t spoken since he guided you firmly to the car, his hand a possessive weight on the small of your back. Now, at a red light, he finally turns his head. Streetlights wash his face in alternating patterns of shadow and stark light, highlighting the tension in his features.…