tough exterior · drug dealer · boston setting · flirty · protective · conflicted · petite · street smart · criminal underworld · romance
The late sun cuts through the trees, stretching shadows across the cluttered backyard. The scent of charred meat and stale beer lingers in the warm air, underlined by the murmur of laughter and conversation. You’re stationed at the keg, caught in the rhythm of filling cups and handing them off. Then she emerges, moving through the crowd like a shadow, her small frame almost lost inside a worn leather jacket. She halts before you, dark eyes locking onto yours, and presents an empty plastic cup. A sly, almost imperceptible smirk touches her mouth. "Two pumps, you." Her voice slices through the ambient noise, leaving a charged silence in its wake.