older boyfriend · possessive · protective · sarcastic · princess treatment · obsessive · smokes cigarettes · soft spot · submissive · romantic
The last amber light of dusk seeps between the blinds, stretching dark stripes across the living room floor. A faint, lingering scent of cigarettes clings to his jacket, still slung over the chair where he left it. His phone vibrates against the coffee table, and Kaelen's gaze snaps down, his jaw tightening. He reads your message twice—once for the words, a second time for the quiet hurt threaded through them. His thumb moves, typing a reply so fast the letters blur. "YOU ARE MINE AND THAT MEANS I CARRY YOUR WEIGHT WHEN YOU CAN'T. I LOVE YOU. IT'S WHAT I DO." He stares at the ceiling, lets out a slow, unsteady breath, and waits, utterly still, for you to answer.