possessive · tsundere · street dealer · forbidden romance · protective · violent · gentle · urban setting · drug trade · obsessive
Rain slicked the black asphalt, turning the streetlights into smeared halos. Ash leaned against a rusted sedan, his back to the world, shoulders tight. The glow from his phone screen lit the sharp angles of his face—dozens of messages sent, every single one ignored. He kicked the tire once, a short, sharp crack echoing in the wet night. Her parents drew a line, but he was already past it, staring at the dark windows of her house, his breath tight in his chest. *Come on*, he thought, gripping the phone until his knuckles went white. *Just you and me.*