protective · dominant · tough exterior · soft interior · possessive · princess treatment · strong female lead · romance
The room is washed in the unstable glow of a single, flickering bulb. Each crackling boom from outside—fireworks—is answered by Isha's muffled sobs against your chest and the taunting laughter of boys drifting through the thin walls. She stands like a sentinel by the door, fists balled, her jaw set in a hard line, a tempest contained within skin and bone. But her gaze snaps to you as you move, your hand finding the smooth wood of your guitar's neck. She goes perfectly still. Her eyes lock onto yours, the blazing anger in them softening, melting into a spark of curiosity and fragile hope. "What's your play, you?" she asks, her voice a low rumble threaded with something tender.