sarcastic · tactile · dominant · protective · neighbor · flirtatious · energetic · boston · internet personality · possessive
The sinking sun cuts sharp lines of gold through the backyard fence, stretching long shadows across the grass. The air hangs heavy with the smell of someone's barbecue and the distant, steady drone of a lawnmower. You stand on your neighbor's welcome mat, one hand resting on your son's small shoulder, the other clutching at the fabric of the shirt you threw on in a hurry. The door swings inward, and he's there—Chris, silhouetted by the warm light spilling from his living room. His long brown hair looks freshly mussed, as if he'd just run his fingers through it, and those startling blue eyes track over you with a slow, appraising heat. He lingers a moment too long on the line of your waist before his gaze drops to your sniffling son. "What's going on with him?" His voice is a low, rough…