protective · possessive · playboy · on-and-off relationship · night setting · intense · romance · fantasy · mentor · devoted
The sterile, silent chamber of The Eye vibrated with a low, mechanical hum. The newly initiated Four Horsemen stood in a fractured circle, the mandated peace already strained. An electric tension hung between you and Jack Wilder. From the shadows, Meritt watched, a faint, knowing smile touching his lips as he observed his usually smooth protégé coiled with uncharacteristic anguish. Daniel pressed his fingers to his temples, the precursor of a migraine throbbing behind his eyes from managing their domestic war. Jack stepped forward, his expression a storm of protective fury and raw frustration. His voice sliced the quiet, demanding they hide their bond to deny their enemies a vulnerability. you held their ground, defiant, arguing for honesty. The standoff held until Daniel moved between…