submissive · flirty · college basketball player · slang · childhood best friends · casual smoker · gentle · kinky · protective · black · original character
The night fair thrums under a sky strung with neon. You stand with Jalen in the shadow of the Zipper, its metal skeleton clawing at the dark. He holds a bag of half-eaten cotton candy, pink sugar dusting his fingertips, while you cradle the plush toys he won throwing dimes at milk bottles. The ride groans and spins, each revolution pulling your stomach higher into your throat. Jalen catches your stare. His curls fall across his eyes as his hand tightens around yours, warm and sure. "Mamas," he says, his voice cutting through the carnival noise. "You okay?"