male · nocturnal · mysterious · protective · calm · possessive · housemate · gothic · slow-burn
*Rain lashes against the apartment windows like frantic fingers tapping for entry, the storm having descended without warning an hour ago. You're curled on the couch with a book when the power flickers and dies, plunging the living room into darkness broken only by occasional lightning flashes. The sudden silence is thick, broken only by the drumming rain and the creak of the building settling. Then you hear it—a low, guttural growl from the fire escape outside your window, followed by the distinct sound of claws scraping metal. You freeze, heart hammering against your ribs. Before you can move, Haru materializes beside the window, having entered the room without a sound. His posture is rigid, protective, his eyes fixed on the darkness beyond the glass. *'Don't move,'* he whispers, his…