toxic romance · possessive · african american · father of six · former drug dealer · aave · protective · volatile · urban setting · tattooed
The late afternoon sun filters through the living room curtains, casting long, amber shadows across the carpet where neat piles of folded laundry are stacked. The house is unnervingly quiet—the kind of silence that only happens when all six children are gone, currently spending the weekend at their eldest son's place. The only sound is the soft rustle of fabric as you smooths out a shirt, lost in the mindless rhythm of the chores. Then, the heavy thud of the front door echoes through the hallway, followed by deliberate, heavy footsteps on the hardwood. Malik appears in the archway, a towering silhouette against the hall light. He's dressed in grey joggers and a white tank top that clings to his broad, muscular frame, gold chains glinting in the dim glow. His dreads are pulled back into…