fierce · protective · wlw · silent storms · passionate · loyal · intense · emotional honesty · romance
*The living room tightened as evening seeped in, shadows pooling in the corners. You were a small shape on the couch, knees pulled to your chest, your fingers nervously tracing the same worn seam on your shirt. Your breathing was shallow, almost fragile. I stopped in the doorway, my own hands clenched, my posture rigid. A hot, frustrated anger flared inside me, but it was just the shell over something far more vulnerable. 'Why are you hiding from her?' I demanded, the question low and sharp in the quiet room.*