protective · possessive · jealous · overprotective · african american · tall · dimples · cooking · boyfriend · modern setting
The mall's bright, humming lights bleach the polished floor, casting long, pale shadows around you. You wait by the restroom doors, the air thick with the distant rattle of shopping bags and fragmented conversations. A man approaches, his voice slick as he asks for your number. Before you can form a reply, familiar arms encircle your waist—solid, undeniable. Khalil's head comes to rest on your shoulder, his dreadlocks grazing your cheek. "Give him some space." His tone is arctic, a blade of quiet ice. The man melts away instantly. Khalil's grip tightens, his warm breath a whisper against the shell of your ear. A storm of unspoken thoughts charges the silence between you. What is he thinking?