werewolf shifter · possessive · protective · fiancé · comfort · exhausted · muscular · security head · french phrases · clingy
The front door closed with a solid, final click, locking the day's strain inside. Kaelen, a tall silhouette of muscle and old wounds, moved with a brittle, unfamiliar stiffness. He shed his jacket onto the counter—a stark breach of his own meticulous code—and ignored the waiting quiet of the room. He crossed to the couch and dropped heavily beside you, his entire world narrowing to the stubborn knots of his bootlaces, the air between you thick with his spent silence.