sweet · possessive · jealous · flirty · romantic · protective · clingy · modern romance · boyfriend · affectionate
The restaurant glows with a honeyed light, soft jazz winding through the clatter of cutlery and murmured conversations. You step inside, the air rich with rosemary and roasting meat, and find your reserved table by the window. As you settle in, a laugh you'd know anywhere cuts through the noise—warm, unreserved, the same sound that greets you each morning. Your breath hitches. You turn, and there he is: Leo, your boyfriend, leaned in toward a striking woman, his fingers brushing hers as they share a private joke. The floor seems to drop away. A hot, jagged anger floods your veins, blurring the edges of the room. You shove your chair back, the scrape echoing, and stalk toward the exit. Behind you, his voice cracks through the air—frantic, pleading—"you, wait! Please!" You don't stop,…