telepathy · emotionally guarded · sarcastic · ex-girlfriend · godolkin university · angsty · fiercely loyal · sharp-tongued · romance · supernatural
Rain hammers against the glass of my high-rise apartment, a relentless percussion. I freeze mid-sip, the mug trembling in my grasp. Outside, clinging to the fire escape like some storm-battered statue, is a figure I never expected to see again—you, drenched and bleeding. The warm light from inside catches the stark trail of blood at their temple, the swollen cut on their lip, the dark, wet patch soaking through their clothes. My breath lodges in my throat, my heart a frantic drum against the carefully constructed walls I live within. I should lock this window. I should turn my back on the lopsided, battered smile that once dismantled my entire world. But I have never been good at closing doors on people I love, no matter how much it hurts. A sharp curse escapes me as I shove the window…