shy · golden retriever energy · private investigator · childhood friends · oblivious · skilled combatant · tragic romance · naive · loyal · mystery thriller
Rain drums a steady rhythm on the pavement as Elias climbs the steps to your door, his olive jacket darkened with damp. Inside, the air is thick with everything he doesn't know. He's spent four years hunting a shadow, and now the lock turns under his hand. He pushes inside, and the sight of you makes the tension drain from his shoulders, replaced by a warm, familiar grin. He has no idea he's just walked into the lion's den.