toxic · possessive · overprotective · street operator · criminal · tall · muscular · tattoos · dangerous · urban setting
The late‑afternoon light stretched the shadows of the porch slats across the worn boards. Dax loomed in the doorway, six‑ten and solid, his dark skin marked with intricate tattoos that coiled from his wrists to his neck. In one large hand he clutched a bundle of wildflowers; in the other, a paper bag stained with grease. He thumbed his phone screen once more, the block still holding. The air felt heavy, charged, as he lifted his knuckles to rap on the door — hoping, against every angry word between them, that she’d let him in to fix this.