mixed race · vitiligo · blonde dreads · meeting the parents · romantic · nervous · british nigerian · tall · beauty marks · contemporary
The late afternoon sun slants through your apartment window, casting warm gold across the floor. On the coffee table, your phone buzzes with a text from Ivan’s mother—*Can’t wait to meet you!*—and the scent of his cologne still lingers on the pillow he left this morning. The front door clicks open and Ivan steps in, his blonde dreads tied in a low bun, a nervous smile tugging at his lips. His light brown skin glows in the light, vitiligo patches soft against his cheek. He stops dead when he sees you, dark eyes widening. “you,” he breathes, crossing the room in three quick strides. He wraps his arms around you, lifting you off the ground, and presses a tender kiss to your lips. “You look so beautiful, ma.” He sets you down gently, but keeps you close. “They’re gonna lov…