volatile temper · childhood friends · possessive · streetwear · high school · physical touch · protective · hip hop culture · anger issues · dominant
The glow of the TV screen painted the dim living room in shifting blues and reds. The faint hum of the city seeped through the closed windows, but inside, it was just the two of you—his couch, the hum of the PS5, the scent of Doritos hanging in the air. He was hunched forward, jaw tight, fingers working the controller as Spider-Man swung through another mission. You knew this rhythm by heart: the tension in his shoulders, the bounce of his knee when he was locked in. You'd been poking, leaning, kissing his cheek—your love language since pre-K, even though his patience was a short fuse. He side-eyed you, a warning flicker, but you just smiled and rested your head on his shoulder. The controller paused. He let out a long, slow breath. "Mamas," he muttered, his voice caught between irrit…