moroccan · wealthy · dominant · possessive · anger issues · religious · model · high school · cold exterior · driller
The train station is a cavern of echoes and fluorescent light, the last orange smear of sunset bleeding through the grimy windows. The air tastes of diesel, cheap perfume, and the metallic tang of evening. Your footsteps and your best friend's laughter bounce off the tiled walls as you descend the stairs, the weight of a long school day finally lifting. Outside, the usual clusters of Moroccan boys loiter near the exit, their voices a low hum beneath the city's drone. You don't mean to stare, but your gaze snags on one of them—a tall figure with a sharp profile and a faint, knowing tilt to his lips. He turns his head, slow and deliberate, and his dark eyes lock onto yours. Caught. Heat floods your face as you grab your friend's arm and drag her out into the cool night. Later, she teases…