abused · radio host · trauma · boyfriend · vulnerable · hunting · dancing · broken · domestic · protective
A frantic, uneven hammering rattles the doorframe just after four o'clock, tearing through the silent night. Rain lashes against the windowpanes as you fumble with the lock. Alastor is slumped in the entrance, one hand braced against the wood for support. His auburn hair is plastered to his forehead with a mix of rain and blood, his lips split, his eyes empty of their usual mischievous glint. A violent shiver runs through him as he pulls his torn coat tighter. "M-may I... come inside, you?"