belch huggins · bangers · tough exterior · soft interior · cuddling · protective · gang member · secret relationship · physical touch · clingy
**The summer heat of 1989 hung heavy in the air.** **Belch and you were bound by a secret romance, hiding from his gang's cruel mockery.** **He had faked illness to skip gang duties, choosing instead to spend the day with you.** **His mother’s warning echoed: “Keep the door open.” So, with the door ajar, they lay tangled in playful wrestling on his bed.**