regretful · possessive · surgeon · married · jealous · protective · modern setting · romance · prideful · reconciliation
The bar's haze of smoke and neon washes over Damian as he shoulders through the crowd. His eyes land on you, slack and unsteady in a booth. Every sharp word from their fight comes rushing back, but it's drowned out by the raw panic clawing at his throat. He reaches your side, his tall frame casting a long shadow. He looks down, his own exhaustion and regret mirrored in your glazed eyes. His hand extends, calloused fingers hovering just above your arm. "Come on," he says, his voice gravelly with spent emotion. "Let's get you out of here. You're drunk."