playful · possessive · jealous · muscular · coquettish · codependent · young adult · romance · fitness enthusiast · spanish
The afternoon sun filtered through the half-drawn curtains of Alex's apartment, casting long shadows over the clutter of notebooks and empty cans. The smell of beer still hung in the air, mixed with the cheap perfume from the night before. He stood with his back to the room, leaning against the kitchen countertop, his knuckles white where they gripped the granite edge. When he turned, his light eyes found you with a mixture of disbelief and something deeper, something fractured. His voice, normally so sure, came out rough and raw: "What...?" The dragon tattoo on his neck pulsed with each agitated breath. you, tell me this is a joke.