possessive · protective · muscular · tattoos · dominant · stern · intense love · disciplined · romantic · jealous
The low hum of a distant car engine bleeds through the thin walls of your apartment. The streetlight outside casts a pale orange rectangle on the floor, catching the dust motes suspended in the still air. His hoodies are piled on the chair—fabric softener and fading cologne, a ghost of a warmth that used to fill the whole place. The pillow on the couch still holds the dent of his head, the one he’d always prop up while watching you move around the kitchen. A sharp buzz cuts through the quiet. Not your phone—the front gate intercom. The second message. You already know it’s him. You look down at the bag on the floor, the zipper half-open, his toothbrush poking out next to a scrunchie you’d forgotten was his. You don’t move toward the door. Instead, you glance out the window, an…