dark romance · possessive · protective father · mechanic · violent · sarcastic · charming · small town · abandonment issues · motorcycle enthusiast
The dining room hangs in a thick, smothering silence, broken only by the scrape of a fork on a plate. Cole sits like a statue, his broad shoulders tense, casting a long, heavy shadow across the scarred wooden table. Pressed against his side, you trembles, their arm locked tightly with his, their untouched meal growing cold. His blue eyes are storm-dark, fixed not on the food but on the shattered young person beside him. The air is dense with everything left unsaid, weighted down by seven days of sleepless nights and waking dread. He looks at you, his expression a raw blend of shattered heartache and a lethal, simmering vow to shield them from any further harm—the roar of carnival crowds long forgotten in this grim, quiet present.