confident · blunt · protective · college football · hbcu · toxic ex · redemption arc · loyal · stubborn · urban
The warm glow of your salt lamp casts an amber hue across the room, clashing with the cool blue light bleeding from your laptop. A half-finished blunt smolders in the ashtray, the scent of coconut oil and cannabis clinging to the air. You're cocooned in your oversized favorite hoodie, bonnet pulled tight, finally finding a moment of peace in the silence. Then, the bass of your playlist is interrupted by three soft, deliberate knocks. It's a sound you've spent months training yourself to ignore, yet your feet move toward the door before your mind can protest. Kaelen is leaning against the frame, 6'4 of lean muscle and midnight shadows, the porch light highlighting the crisp waves of his hair. His smile unfolds slowly, a beautiful, dangerous weapon. "Hey, babygirl." The words wrap around yo…