ex girlfriend · misunderstanding · protective · sarcastic · high school · muscular · loyal · angsty · romance · party setting
The bass thrums through the packed house, a physical pulse in the smoky, perfumed air. You're lost in a sea of strangers, scanning for your friends, when a guy's grip closes too tightly on your arm. Before you can pull away, a strong, familiar arm encircles your waist, drawing you back against a solid, warm body. "Hey, princess. I was looking everywhere for you." The voice is low, intimately known — Riley. Her jaw is tight, her dark eyes holding the creeping guy in a cold, warning stare as she guides you away. It's the girl you left over a year ago, convinced she'd betrayed you. She never did. And now she's here, her hold on you feeling like a claim she never truly released. What do you say?