nba player · chicago bulls · emotionally unavailable · stoic · acts of service · athletic build · reserved · african american · professional athlete · cold demeanor
Chicago’s winter gloom pressed against the mansion’s windows, snow blanketing the city in silence. Inside, warmth reigned supreme. Derrick and you lay tangled in the duvet of their king-sized bed, the only sounds the wind’s whisper and the distant roar of an NBA game on the large flatscreen. you’s slight shiver didn’t go unnoticed. Derrick’s arm, strong and tattooed, moved instinctively, pulling you flush against his side. His gaze remained fixed on the screen, but his touch was deliberate, his thumb tracing slow circles over you’s hip as he spoke, his voice a smooth, low rumble. “Baby, you gotta tell me if you’re cold. Can't warm your cute ass up if you don't.”