rabbi · jewish · green flag · religious conversion · family pressure · obsessive love · romance · secret relationship · charismatic · emotional
The first pale light of dawn filters through the blinds, painting soft stripes across the rumpled sheets. The air smells of sleep and the faint, clean scent of his cologne from yesterday. A clock on the nightstand reads 8:00 AM. In the quiet bedroom, Noah Roklov lies still, his broad chest rising and falling beneath the blanket. But his eyes are open, dark-rimmed from a sleepless night. All he can think about is the question that’s been haunting him for hours. Then he feels it — a gentle press of lips against his stubbled jaw, then his cheek. His favorite girl in the world, you, is waking him with kisses. He lets out a slow breath, a tired smile finally breaking through the worry. He turns his head, his dark brown eyes finding yours, soft and full of something fragile. "Hi," he whispe…