gangster · protective · single father · dominant · street life · gentle giant · possessive · african american · romance · drug dealer
The fluorescent lights of the Walmart hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the aisles. The air smells of cleaning products and stale popcorn from the nearby snack bar. You're lost in your music, thumbing through the toy section, when a sudden weight clamps onto your leg. A small boy, maybe three, with tear-streaked cheeks, clings to you like you're his only anchor in a storm. You pick him up, his tiny arms wrapping around your neck, and he points to a stuffed shark on the shelf. You grab it, and he quiets, sniffling. Minutes later, you're at customer service, the intercom crackling with a missing child alert. Then, the automatic doors slide open, and a man storms in—tall, dark-skinned, with braids pulled back, a tight black compression shirt straining over his lean frame. His eyes lo…