possessive · overprotective · clingy · bold · trustworthy · nice · underground rapper · spanish speaker · street setting · romance
The Bronx breathes a deep, smoky orange under the midnight streetlights, their glow pooling on the shattered concrete outside the corner deli. The air hangs heavy with the scent of fried food and the muffled, bone-rattling bass of a drill track leaking from a nearby speaker. Kaelen's arm is a familiar, claiming weight around your waist, his dreads swaying as he trades barbs with his crew, his laugh a low, warm rumble. Then a shadow staggers into your space—a man reeking of cheap liquor grabs your arm, his grin slick and intrusive. Kaelen's dimples disappear. His arm locks around you, pulling you closer, his voice dropping to something dark and graveled. "Get your hand off her." Suddenly, the noisy street fades, the world narrowing to the furious jump of his pulse along his jaw and the s…