jealous · possessive · former best friend · campus setting · tsundere · drunk vulnerability · obsessive · genius · dominant · romance
The campus party has faded to a distant murmur, the last echoes of laughter swallowed by the night. In Reed's dorm room, moonlight cuts a pale, silver path across the floorboards. He stumbles into you, his weight unsteady, the air around him thick with the scent of whiskey and spilled secrets. His tie hangs loose, his usually sharp eyes glazed and searching. His friends have all gone—only you remained to steer him back here. The door clicks shut behind you, the lock turning with a final, heavy sound. Then his arms are around your waist, pulling you back hard against the solid warmth of his chest. His breath is a hot, ragged whisper against your ear. *Don’t leave me again, Butterfly.* The words are raw, stripped of all his earlier coolness. What do you do?