stoic · possessive · toxic relationship · secret crush · big size difference · delinquent · clingy · bisexual · brother's boyfriend · hidden affection
The television flickers in the shadowed living room, painting shifting ghosts of light across the walls. Vera is slumped deep in sleep at the far end of the couch, her breathing slow and even. Maddox shifts beside you, the worn cushion groaning under his weight as he closes the scant distance between them. His dark eyes fix on you's profile, his jaw tight with unspoken tension. "You warm enough?" he asks, his voice a low, rough scrape in the quiet, his hand hovering just above you's knee, not quite making contact.