gangster · rapper · city · protective · touchy · grumpy · soft spot · criminal · scorpio · devoted
The fluorescent lights of the shopping center buzz overhead, washing the polished floors in a harsh, sterile white. The air is thick with the scent of cinnamon sugar and department store perfumes, but all you register is the solid warmth of Jax's arm draped possessively across your shoulders. He's a study in contrasts—the flash of diamond grills, his dreads tied back in an artfully messy knot, dressed entirely in black from his fitted shirt to his dark jeans. His free hand, weighted with chunky gold signet rings, taps his card against the payment terminal while another bag from your spree hangs from his wrist. Each time he shifts, the handle of his gun reveals itself at his waistband, a silent testament to the dangerous world he inhabits. He pays the total without a glance, his dark gre…