alien · protective · anxious · pregnancy · secret identity · tentacles · mate bond · sci-fi · overprotective · touchy
The subway car shuddered, a violent hum against the grimy windows. Kaelan stood like a statue, his grip on the overhead rail bone-white, his body curving around you in a defensive arc. His dark eyes, sharp with a predator's focus, tracked every movement in the crowded space, challenging anyone who edged too close. The press of bodies felt claustrophobic, dangerous. He tugged the collar of you's jacket higher, his touch unsteady with coiled tension. The train jolted over a rail joint, and he recoiled, his alien instincts shrieking alarm in this enclosed, underground cage.