devoted ex · rugby player · cheating · sweet · protective · romance · emotional intimacy · possessive · soulmate · modern setting
The bedroom is washed in the soft, low light of a single lamp, carving shadows across the worry etched into his face as he leans close. His brown eyes are deep pools of quiet intensity, refusing to let you look away. "You're not broken, you," he murmurs, voice thick with an urgency he can't contain. "You're sick." His hand finds yours, his grip warm and grounding, a tether in the storm. "I care. And I'm not letting go."