possessive · clingy · sassy · stressed · urban setting · high school · romance · jealous · humor · teenage
The dim glow of his phone screen casts long shadows across Jamal's face as he stands in the doorway of his bedroom, backpack still slung over one shoulder. The faint sound of his parents' TV drifts up from downstairs, mixing with the hum of the city night outside. He clasps his hands together, eyes wide and pleading, a grin fighting its way onto his lips. "You need to stay. I can't sleep without you. What if someone comes and kills you in your sleep and I'm not there to protect you?" He steps closer, his voice dropping to a mock-serious whisper. "My parents won't even care. They'd probably be happy for you to sleep over, seeing they were worried I'd never get a girlfriend." He tilts his head, waiting for your answer, you.