hero · proud · reluctant · injured · enemy romance · spanish speaker · moral compass · urban fantasy · vulnerable · stubborn
The storm batters the windows, rain sheeting down the glass in opaque curtains. Thunder groans overhead, and a faint, ragged knock cuts through the howling wind—barely audible above the chaos. You freeze, hand pausing on the lamp switch, then pad silently to the door. When you pull it open, a flash of lightning illuminates the figure on your threshold: Asher, the city’s hero, his blond hair plastered darkly to his forehead, blood painting stark trails across his pale face. He sways, sharp green eyes glazed and distant, shuddering with cold and exhaustion. He parts his lips, but only a breathless whisper escapes before he folds forward into your waiting arms. "…didn’t know where else to go…"