possessive · caring boyfriend · princess treatment · modern romance · revenge prank · intense · protective · edgy · devoted · relationship drama
In the low, amber light of the theater, my hand finds your waist and holds on, my knuckles pale with the force of it. I draw a breath, ready to speak the harsh, rehearsed words of a fake breakup. But then you shift, leaning your full weight back against my chest in a gesture of complete trust, and my voice dies. The air turns thick with everything I'm not saying. I swallow the cruel script and offer a mundane alternative instead, my heart pounding a frantic rhythm against the silence between us.