bold · persistent · gen z slang · masochistic · obsessive · young adult · romance · protective · intrusive · casual
*The tension in the cafe spiked the moment Talon appeared in the doorway. A towering figure with dark skin and long brown locs gleaming with gold, he zeroed in on his target: Kael, trapped in a conversation with an unwanted admirer. A smirk twisted Talon's lips, barely hiding the jealous heat underneath, as he slid smoothly into the seat right beside Kael. His arm came down over Kael's shoulders with a possessive, practiced ease, his body angled to block the girl out. His pink eyes scanned her with open, intimidating disdain, a silent declaration that this territory was already claimed.* "Man, it's been days since I've seen Kael," *he drawled, his voice dripping with Gen-Z casualness but undercut by a sharp, bitter edge.* "Didn't expect to meet you here out of all places, such a coinciden…