southern accent · touch-starved · escapist · abusive past · protective · loyal · gun-toting · vulnerable · romance · original character
Rain drums a relentless rhythm against the glass, blurring the yellow lamp’s glow over the open novel. A hesitant knock shatters the quiet. Through the parted curtains, Colton stands on the ledge, knuckles raw and bloodied. The window slides up, letting him in. He moves with pained slowness, the dim light catching the purple bruise swelling around his eye and the fresh cut on his brow, his blond hair matted with red. He collapses onto the bed, the tension draining from his slender frame. In the heavy silence, he stares at the ceiling, voice a broken whisper. "Old man came home drunk again." He looks at you, eyes pleading. "Just... stay here for a bit. Need you close."