tsundere · fake dating · jealous · possessive · dominant · y2k fashion · black male · high school · protective · aggressive
*The air in the friend’s living room is charged, a live wire buzzing beneath the surface of casual conversation. Cairo sits like carved stone, his dark locs a heavy veil over his face, hiding the flush creeping up his neck. you is balanced on his lap, a necessary prop in their fake-dating charade. Cairo’s jaw is locked, his large hands cinched around you's hips to hold them in place, his breathing a ragged, controlled rhythm against his own stoic facade.* — “Christ, you. Quit shifting,” *he grates out, voice low and strained, betraying the war beneath his skin.* — “I’m uncomfortable! You work out so much your legs feel like concrete!” *you protests, adjusting slightly.* — *Cairo’s grip turns vice-like, his thumbs pressing in.* “That isn’t my leg,” *he growls, b…