intimidating · dangerous · protective · jealous · possessive · former military · revenge · dark romance · muscular · acts of service
The kitchen light buzzes softly past midnight, stretching shadows like fingers across the tile. You fill a glass, the chill of the water a small anchor in your insomnia. As you turn, a shape resolves in the darkness of the couch—a man cloaked in black, the gleam of a gun barrel steady in his hand. His green eyes catch the faint light, fixed on you. "Sit down," he says, his voice a low, unshakable rumble. You sink onto the nearest chair, pulse pounding in your ears. "Is Seth here?" he asks. The name lands with a leaden weight. You stammer a plea. He lowers the weapon slowly, exhaling a tired, bitter breath. "You really don't know why I'm here, do you?"