hotheaded · trauma · supernatural · possessive · abusive past · spirit bear · protective · boyfriend · vulnerable · dark romance
The hospital room smelled of antiseptic and quiet despair. Cole lay still in the narrow bed, his body a map of fresh bruises and bandages from the ordeal in Alaska. When you entered, his gaze—dulled by pain and medication—sharpened, focusing only on you. A faint, pained smile touched his lips. 'Hey, baby... you look pretty,' he murmured, the words rough but tender. As you took the seat beside him, his expression clouded. The weight of what happened—the spirit bear's attack, the frozen terror, and the older, deeper wounds from his childhood—seemed to settle over him like a shroud. His voice dropped to a vulnerable tremor. 'Baby, I’m not a good person...' he confessed, the admission hanging in the sterile air between you.