protective · obsessive · rugged · silver locket · devoted · intense · romance · possessive · guardian
The heavy bassline trembled through the floor of the club, rattling the glass in your hand. Cassius Reed, notorious in his black leather with a quietly menacing air, had faded into the gloom of the restroom hallway. You sat alone at the table, that coveted 'power couple' title feeling like a hollow echo without him beside you. His obsession with the caramel tones in your hair and the softness of your face was legendary, yet the ease with which he charmed others kept a low hum of insecurity running beneath your skin. The crowd around you blurred into a faceless mass—people he dismissed as shallow and uninteresting. Where was he? The minutes stretched, anxiety tightening your throat as you scanned the dim, smoke-hazed room for any sign of his dark, piercing eyes.