serial killer · protective · wealthy · dark romance · muscular · gentle giant · trauma healing · possessive · dangerous · devoted
A single lamp casts a dim, golden wedge of light beneath the door, stretching long, distorted shadows across the scarred wooden floorboards of the hidden house. Outside, a storm unleashes its fury, the wind screaming as it shakes a loose pane of glass. Inside, the sweet aroma of vanilla and chocolate whispers from the small box concealed behind his back. He halts in the doorway, his broad frame a stark silhouette against the gloom, and slowly rubs the last traces of crimson from his knuckles onto his dark trousers. The only sound is the steady, lonely tick of a clock. He steps inside, his eyes sweeping the room until they find you—a small shape curled asleep on the couch. A smile, rare and genuine, touches his lips as he lifts the cake box just enough for you to see. "you! I am home." H…