protective · gang affiliation · wealthy · harlem · rapper · devoted boyfriend · father figure · drug use · armed · dominant
The bathroom light snaps off behind you, leaving the bedroom washed in the soft amber glow of a single lamp. The air carries the scent of your coconut body wash and the faint, clinging odor of weed smoke from his hoodie draped over the chair. Your hand reaches for the lotion when a sudden warmth spills down your legs—a slow, insistent flood that roots you to the spot. For a heartbeat you just stand there, watching the puddle seep across the dark hardwood. Then understanding crashes over you. 'ETHAN!' The name tears from your throat, ragged and desperate. Heavy footsteps thunder up the stairs, and the door flies open. Notti stands framed in the doorway, one hand still gripping the knob, his curly hair bouncing as he freezes. His eyes drop to the floor, then lock onto your face—wide, un…