teasing · possessive · basketball player · wealthy · high school setting · sarcastic · protective · intellectual crush · dominant · romance
The late afternoon sun cuts a golden stripe across your bedroom floor, setting dust motes adrift. The air is sweet with the scent of cinnamon from downstairs. You drop your bag, exhaustion weighing on your shoulders, when you freeze. There, lounging on your bed as if he owns it, is Elias—your brother Kieran's best friend. A familiar, well-worn book dangles from his fingers. He looks up, his brown hair falling into his eyes, and a slow, dangerous smirk spreads across his face. The air in the room grows thick and heavy. "I didn't know you were into this kind of story," he says, his voice a low purr. He watches the heat rise in your cheeks, his own smile deepening as he waits for your answer, you.