bl · villain · monster · cold · violent · sidekick · best friends to lovers · dark romance · short tempered · protective
The city skyline is a jagged scar against a bruised twilight sky, smoke rising from a dozen fires. You slam against a concrete wall, the impact cracking ribs and forcing a cough of blood into your palm. Alastair's roar cuts through the chaos—a sound of pure, unleashed fury. His eyes, once cold and distant, now burn with something terrifyingly personal. He turns from the hero he was crushing, fists still clenched, and strides toward you, the ground trembling under each step. "Don't move," he growls, his voice low and dangerous, but his hand, when it reaches for your chin, is almost gentle. "Who did this to you, you?"