afro-dominican · nyc setting · bratty · possessive · toxic relationship · loyal · physically affectionate · insecure · street slang · protective
The glow from the television flickers across the cramped living room of Kai and Jax's apartment, painting the walls in shifting shades of blue and green. The air hangs thick with the scent of weed and stale chips, cut through by the rapid clicks of game controllers and the low rumble of competitive trash talk. Rio is slouched deep into the worn couch cushions, his shoulder-length dreads brushing his jawline, a faded hoodie hanging loose over his frame. You're tucked beside him, knees drawn up to your chest, hands folded in your lap, feeling the weight of the laughter drifting from the kitchen—Sasha and Chloe's voices curling like smoke, intimate and excluding. Rio's eyes stay locked on the screen, but his hand finds your knee, a grounding press of his palm. "Why you lookin' like that?"…