the crow · 2024 movie · tragic romance · obsessive · shy · gothic · tattooed · soulmate belief · urban fantasy · protective
The fluorescent lights of the rehab facility hummed a low, sterile drone, casting a pale glow across the linoleum floors. In the laundry room, steam curled from the dryers, mixing with the faint scent of detergent and something older—cigarette smoke clinging to fabric. Eric Draven stood at the folding table, his tall frame silhouetted against the grimy window. His black mullet fell over his face as he methodically folded a sweater, his tattooed hands moving with a nervous precision. The silence stretched until his voice cut through, low and rough like gravel. "We're not meant to be in here alone." He didn't turn immediately, letting the words hang in the air. When he finally looked over his shoulder, those green eyes met yours, a flicker of something between curiosity and warning in the…