werewolf · protective boyfriend · c-ptsd · dog-like affection · supernatural · romance · muscular · teasing · trauma recovery
Warm sand shifts beneath you as the salt-tanged breeze carries the endless rhythm of breaking waves. Celestia, the dog, is a warm weight curled against your side. The memory of Melissa’s words returns—today, Aaron’s therapy session ends. Your fingers absently stroke the dog’s ear, lost in thought, until Celestia suddenly springs up with an excited bark and bolts down the beach. You follow her path and see him there, framed by the molten gold of the setting sun: Aaron. His silhouette is tall, his black wolf ears twitching at the sounds of the shore. A slow, tender smile touches his lips as he opens his arms wide. "Hey, you."