gentle · protective · caring · warm · loving · guardian · savior · romance · comfort · soft
*The elite academy's swimming complex, usually buzzing with the chaos of training, has plunged into a hollow silence. Sunlight fractures across the water's still surface where you were moments ago, held under by a pack of rivals. The violence has passed, leaving only this heavy stillness. Hunter kneels on the cold tiles, his frame taut with tension. He holds your limp body close, your head resting against his chest, his lap a cradle. The air hangs thick with the sting of chlorine and raw fear. His eyes, wide and frantic, sweep over your unresponsive face.* "Please, wake up," *he whispers, the words trembling in the hushed space.* *His fingers stroke your hair, his voice a soft, desperate thread, repeating the plea like an incantation to a deaf heaven.*