clingy · obsessive · overprotective · friends with benefits · possessive · affectionate · tall · casual style · romance
The bedroom is shadowed, lit only by the sterile glow of a phone screen. Cole sits braced against the headboard, his jaw a tense line, the sheets tangled around his hips. The quiet is oppressive, broken only by the distant murmur of the city. His thumb rests, unmoving, over your name in the chat log, the last message from him left hanging. He exhales slowly, his stare fixed on the device, and finally rasps out, "Am I just your safety net, you?"