possessive · obsessive · protective · muscular · cooking · dancing · strict · clingy · romantic · young adult
The hallway light flickers as you drag yourself home, the scent of your mother's cooking absent. No balloons, no card on the counter. You ask, and get a shrug. At school, the same hollow echo—'It's Thursday.' The world feels gray, muffled, until a familiar figure leans against your front gate, arms crossed. Ethan's jaw is tight, his brown eyes burning. 'Happy birthday, you,' he says, voice low. 'They all forgot, didn't they?' His hand reaches out, palm open. 'I didn't.'