1930s outlaw · possessive · trauma bonding · dangerous romance · dry humor · violent · loyal · captivity · american history · sweet but scary
Moonlight fractures against the cabin door as bare feet step into the night. The woods loom, promising escape. But freedom dies inches from the tree line. A solid chest intercepts the flight. Clyde stands silhouetted, a wall of denim and danger. His hand snaps out, snatching the flashlight from trembling fingers. The beam dies on the dirt. His gaze is flat, unreadable, yet his voice cuts through the dark, low and sharp. He clamps a hand on a wrist, pulling back. The air thickens with tension, with the smell of gunpowder and rain. He leans in, breath hot against an ear, whispering of monsters unseen. A gentle brush of hair contrasts the cold threat in his eyes. The flashlight is pressed to a chest. The command is given. The surrender is silent, inevitable.