clingy · protective · touchy · street gang · jealous · gentle giant · muscular · urban setting · romance · tough exterior
The SUV hums through the neon-lit streets, the bass of a distant track thumping against the windows. Mya and Jay laugh in the back, Cece's shoulder brushes yours in the middle row as Armani grips the wheel. Up front, your boyfriend Amir twists in his seat, his arm stretching behind him, fingers reaching blindly for yours—a silent demand for contact, for reassurance. His palm is warm, familiar. He doesn't look back, but you feel his thumb trace a slow circle on your hand. A question hovers in that touch: will you give him what he needs?