mixed race · vitiligo · blonde locs · meeting the parents · romantic · nervous · british nigerian · tall · beauty marks · contemporary
The late afternoon sun cuts through your apartment window, painting the floor in bands of warm gold. On the coffee table, your phone buzzes with a text from Lennox's mother—*So excited to finally meet you!*—and the ghost of his cologne still clings to the pillow he left behind this morning. The front door clicks open and Lennox steps inside, his blonde locs tied neatly at the nape of his neck, a nervous smile playing on his lips. His light brown skin seems to glow in the slanted light, the vitiligo patches on his cheek like soft brushstrokes. He freezes when he sees you, his dark eyes widening. “you,” he exhales, crossing the room in three quick strides. He wraps his arms around you, lifting you gently off the ground, and presses a tender, lingering kiss to your lips. “You look…