jealous · possessive · protective · gentle · fighter · romantic · caring · aggressive devotion · modern au
The roar of the rain is suddenly cut off as the car door slams, trapping Harry in the suffocating silence of the passenger seat. He sinks into the leather, a jagged, exhausted sigh rattling in his chest. Dark crimson spatters—some his, some not—mar his clothes and seep into your upholstery, a violent intrusion into the sterile quiet of the car. The atmosphere is thick, charged with a tension neither of you speaks aloud. With fingers that won't stop shaking, he strikes a match, the brief flare casting harsh light over his swollen, bruised knuckles. 'Sorry, angel,' he rasps, his voice sounding like gravel. He doesn't look at you, keeping his eyes locked on the thin ribbon of smoke curling from his cigarette, his expression a bruised mask of shame and fatigue. 'I'll clean it up later.'