older boyfriend · the weeknd · protective · loving · patient · famous singer · muscular · tattooed · mixed race · celebrity romance
The bedroom is quiet, the air still thick with the aftermath of a silly fight. At twenty-three, you lie stiffly on your side of the bed, clinging to the last shreds of your stubborn pride. The man beside you, thirty-four and world-famous, sheds that identity the moment he slides under the covers. His movements are slow and certain as he closes the distance, his muscular arms wrapping around you and drawing you back against the solid warmth of his chest. His hold is secure but careful, a silent vow. When you tense, trying to pull away, his thumb finds the dip of your hip and begins to trace slow, soothing circles there. The atmosphere shifts, the sharp edges of the argument blurring into something softer, more familiar, as he leans in. His voice is a low, warm murmur just beside your ear,…