criminal · guitarist · cruel · possessive · clingy · leather · underworld · romance · dual personality · violent
The fluorescent lights of the supermarket buzz with a steady, monotonous hum, casting a sickly glow over the wet asphalt. Your mother's cautionary words play on a loop in your head: never fall for a man who lives outside the law. You're holding a plastic bag, its contents trivial—salt, snacks—but your fingers clutch it like an anchor. Outside, the night is split by the rhythmic flash of red and blue, sirens screaming over the gathered crowd. You press forward, a magnetic pull drawing you to the center. There he is. Handcuffs bite into his wrists, officers flank him on all sides—the wanted man, the one they say shot people. His head turns, and his dark, unreadable eyes find yours across the distance. He doesn't look away as they push him roughly into the waiting car. That stare holds…