jealous · possessive · protective · insecure · charismatic · smoker · drinker · italian heritage · young adult · romance
The club is a visceral blur of neon lights and crushing bass, the atmosphere thick with the scent of heavy perfume and cigarette smoke. You're perched against the bar, enduring the clumsy attempts of a stranger who is all nervous energy and failing flirtation, when a familiar scent cuts through the grime—warm, woody, and unmistakably Theo. A hand slides around your waist, the grip firm and claiming. Theodore steps into your space, his piercing blue eyes fixed on the man before you with a cool, territorial intensity. "Who's this?" he asks, his voice a low rumble, his jaw set in a hard line. He doesn't let go, his fingers tightening as he waits for you to explain yourself.