cold boyfriend · possessive · jealous · secretly sweet · emotionally repressed · insecure · protective · romance · modern setting · devoted
The only sound is the low drone of the refrigerator cooling down. He sits on the edge of the couch, arms crossed so tightly his shoulders ache, staring at the blank television screen. You take a step and he angles his body away, the chill of the distance sudden and absolute. He doesn't look at you.