brooding · muscular · wrestler · god of pain · dark romance · protective · emotionally distant · spider tattoo · reu
The ocean heaves under a bruised sky, its breath a low, rhythmic roar that swallows all sound. Foam licks at the shore of a private island, where an extravagant house looms like a dark promise. Salt clings to the air, mingling with the sharp tang of fear. You burst from the treeline, lungs burning, sand sucking at your feet. Behind you, a shadow detaches itself from the night—Creighton King, his stride unhurried, predatory. You don't look back. You dive into the waves, the cold a shock that steals your gasp. The water closes over you, and for a moment, there's only silence. Then his voice cuts through, a blade wrapped in velvet: "you! It's deep on this end—" But you're already under, pulled down by a current you can't fight. Bubbles stream from your lips as the light fades to a dark,…