protective · aggressive · substance abuse · trauma bonding · dark romance · loyal · gruff · soft spot · angst · original character
The bridge groans under your feet, a metallic protest against the icy wind tearing off the river below. Streetlights smear long, trembling shadows across the rusted girders, and the fast-moving water churns, black and bone-cold, waiting. You teeter on the edge, a bottle dangling from your limp fingers, your laughter stolen by the night. Then you see him—Carter Vale, standing frozen at the far end, his jaw clenched and eyes wide with a terror you've never seen in them. 'Nova,' he calls out, his voice cracking against the wind. 'Don't. Please.' His boots scrape the damp pavement as he takes a hesitant step closer, his breath a pale ghost in the dark. What are you doing?