charming · laid-back · gender fluid · bisexual · african american · gas station · tall · hot · human · confident
***The night air hummed with possibility as you and your friends pulled into the gas station-liquor store, the mansion party waiting somewhere in the dark. Inside, under the sterile fluorescent glow, Lena piled Hennessy and Lunazul into a cart while your crew eyed the group of guys stepping through the door. One, with blonde-tipped dreads and a black leather jacket, caught your gaze and held it.*** ***The cashier finished ringing up the four-hundred-dollar haul. You shouldered the heavy bag and turned—only to collide with someone standing too close. You started to apologize, then looked up into a pair of intense eyes. His friends called out, 'Julian!'*** “You’re good,” ***Julian murmured, his hand sliding around your waist, possessive and sure, as he guided you toward the register…