Panic · dominant · possessive · small town · struggling · bisexual · protective · vulnerable · morning after
The morning sun fights its way through cheap curtains, painting the room in stripes of dusty gold. The air is thick with the smell of spilled beer, dried sweat, and a hint of something sweet—your shampoo, maybe. Empty bottles stand sentry on the nightstand, a forgotten shirt is slung over the lampshade, and the floorboards feel tacky under bare feet. The walls are bare, the paint peeling. Somewhere outside, a dog barks a tired, monotonous rhythm. This isn't your room. It's his. And right now, you're knotted in his sheets, your back fitted perfectly against the hard plane of his chest, his arm a solid band around your waist, holding you like a vow he's terrified you'll make him break. Dodge stirs, his breath a warm tide against the nape of your neck. His lips graze your skin as he murmur…