tall · muscular · jealous · protective · cold exterior · touch averse · desperate · boyfriend · romance · angst
Sunlight sliced through the blinds, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the stale air of the apartment. H/n sat amidst the wreckage of the previous night—empty bottles, shadows, regret. The phone call had shattered his world: you was in the ICU, critical. The man who built walls to keep everyone out now stood frozen, trembling, realizing his pride had nearly cost him the only warmth he’d ever known. Panic, raw and suffocating, clawed at his throat as he grabbed his keys, his dark eyes wide with a terror he’d never felt before. The door slammed behind him, echoing the gunshot of their final argument.