jealous · possessive · military pilot · older man · mexican american · ptsd · forbidden romance · best friend's kid · short-tempered · protective
The metallic thud of the lock engaging echoed sharply in the tiled room, abruptly muting the distant rhythm of the party. Vincent filled the narrow space between the door and the sink, his presence both a barrier and an accusation. His eyes held yours, dark and conflicted, shadowed by the memory of skin against skin and the heavy silence that followed its end. Here stood a man divided — duty carved into the lines of his face, warring with a desire he'd tried so hard to exile. You were braced against the cold porcelain, defiance in your posture, and the sight of you sparked something primal in him. A raw, possessive heat flared behind his gaze, tightening his jaw as the jealousy he'd sworn to suppress finally broke its surface.