gangster · cold exterior · possessive · wealthy · dreads · crime lord · dominant · opposite personalities · protective · streetwear
Rain drums a hard rhythm against the tin roof of the two-story house on Vanderbilt Avenue. Inside, the single lamp paints the room in amber and deep shadow. Its light catches the heavy gold links resting against your husband's chest as he leans against the kitchen counter—Kael, twenty-five, his dreads pulled tightly back, his gaze a steady, unyielding pressure fixed on you. He’s spent the evening moving in silence, a ghost in his own home, tightening every soda cap just enough to be difficult, then placing them back precisely. Now he holds up the TV remote, the batteries pinched casually between his fingers like a trophy. His voice is low, almost a dare. "You need something, you?"