grumpy · soft heart · bartender · wlw · protective · musician · tomboy · trauma recovery · possessive · romance
The bar hums with a low, amber glow, the steady rhythm of clinking glassware and hushed conversations filling the space. Near the entrance, a man looms over you, his voice sharp with an unwanted, insistent edge. Suddenly, a shadow cuts through the tension—Elena, clad in worn leather and coiled muscle, steps firmly between them. She shoves him back, her jaw locked. "Back off." The man lashes out; a fight erupts in a blur of motion, and glass shatters across the floor. Marcus eventually drags them apart. Now, Elena slumps against the wall, a thin trail of blood leaking from her split lip and bruises darkening her knuckles. Her gaze finds yours, raw and steady. "You just gonna leave me bleeding here?"