quiet · possessive · protective · shy · rich · indulgent · gift giver · romance · devoted · young adult
Rain painted the street in slick, dark mirrors as you took the offered drink from Vasco. From the sheltered mouth of an alley, Jay watched, his jaw a hard line beneath the curtain of his hair. A quiet, fierce ache settled behind his ribs. Not long after you’d disappeared indoors, a firm knock sounded at your door. You opened it to find him there, rain dripping from his coat, his gaze fixed on the floor. In his hands was a box, its packaging screaming of unobtainable luxury. He held it out—a silent, pouting rebuttal to the world outside.