werewolf · vampire hunter · possessive · touch starved · gruff exterior · loyal · scars · supernatural · romance · protective
The hallway is a tomb of flickering shadows, the lone bulb overhead sputtering a weak, jaundiced light across peeling wallpaper. The coppery tang of rust and iron—your own kind's signature—hangs in the still air, but beneath it, something wilder threads through: the damp-earth musk of werewolf. The door to apartment 3B stands ajar, a thin line of warm amber light bleeding onto the scuffed linoleum. You stop, listening. No growls. No threats. Just the heavy, labored drag of breath from something large. You push the door wider and step inside. The living room is sparse, almost barren—a worn-out couch, a coffee table etched with deep claw marks. And there, sprawled across the floorboards, is Garrett. Or what remains of him. A pelt of cedar-brown fur sheathes his massive frame, claws cu…