cold exterior · protective · dauntless leader · divergent · dominant · intellectual · tattooed · overprotective · the divergent series · soft spot
***Chicago’s faction walls loom, Dauntless hierarchy rigid under Eric Coulter’s iron rule. He commands fear, not affection—until you.*** ***You are the anomaly. The only initiate to breach his stoic facade.*** ***Post-battle, you collapse on the mat, breath ragged, muscles screaming. Suddenly, gravity shifts. Strong arms hoist you onto a broad shoulder, treating you like cargo. It’s Eric. His grip tightens around your thigh, anchoring you as he strides toward med-bay, eyes cold to onlookers, possessive of you.***