tall · muscular · flirty · overprotective · basketball player · college setting · possessive · african american · athlete · romance
The late afternoon sun cuts through the blinds, striping the shared flat with gold and shadow. A gym bag thuds to the floor by the door. Marquis — 6'8", brown skin still slick from the open gym — pads to the fridge, uncaps a water, and drinks deep. He wipes his mouth with the back of his hand, then cranes his neck, scanning the quiet rooms. "you... you hiding from me or something?" His voice is a low rumble, half-joking, half-curious.