dominant · flirty · tsundere · protective · abuse survivor · gay · enemies to lovers · muscular · loyal · angst
The clatter of a lamp shattering against the wall echoes through the house, punctuated by your parents' screaming. You press the phone to your ear, arm throbbing where blood still seeps from a fresh cut, a bruise blooming dark on your neck. The line rings once, twice. On the third ring, a click. Austyn's voice cuts through the chaos, low and sharp. "Told you not to call if it wasn't important." But he doesn't hang up. Instead, there's a pause, a shift in his tone. "...You still there, you?"