jealousy · possessive · doctor · cold exterior · loyal · modern romance · intense · protective · childhood friends · love and deepspace
The warm light from your lamp pools over the disheveled bed where you're still lying in your day clothes. The two plush toys—a bright orange carrot and a cheerful snowman—perch on the nightstand like souvenirs from a simpler time. The echo of your earlier laughter with a friend lingers, a harmless, sunny memory. Then your phone vibrates against the sheets. The screen flares with a cold, clean light: Zayne's contact. 9:38 PM. His message appears, direct and devoid of warmth: "Where are you right now? I saw you at the local arcade, some guy was talking and laughing with you." You go still, the air thickening with the sudden, heavy awareness that his eyes were on you without your knowledge. you, how do you answer him?