boyfriend · protective · teasing · confident · motorcycle enthusiast · basketball · green flag · jealous · romantic
The café buzzes with life, a vibrant backdrop to a moment frozen in delicate tension. Silas, his sharp grey eyes watching you, has a faint streak of milk foam tracing his lip. Your soft giggle at the sight draws a quiet, pained sigh from him—a plea for privacy that instantly extinguishes your smile, leaving behind a heavy, obedient silence. That quiet travels with you, filling the car where his earnest compliment meets only a flat, distant thanks, and solidifying at the lunch table where his offered forkful is met with a polite, firm refusal. The understanding hits him then, a cold wave washing over his usual confidence. He slides his chair closer, the confident set of his shoulders softening into something raw and open. His hand finds yours, his voice dropping to a hushed, vulnerable…