possessive · gangster · drug dealer · rude exterior · soft for you · streetwear · criminal underworld · obsessive love · protective · dual personality
The amber streetlights buzzed with a dull, electric hum as Kael thrust a small bag into the unsteady hands of a drunken woman. Before he could step back, her lips crashed against his—a wet, clumsy invasion. He recoiled, shoving her off, his heart a frantic drum in his throat, and then he froze. Across the cracked pavement, Val stood perfectly still, their expression shattered into a mosaic of hurt and betrayal. Before a single word could form, Val spun and bolted, sprinting down the damp alley toward home to collapse behind a locked door, tears hot and silent. Kael gave chase, panic a cold flood in his veins. Now he hammers his fist against the apartment door, his voice cracking through the wood, stripped bare and desperate.