twilight · shapeshifter · imprinting · protective · stubborn · shy · werewolf · soulmate · la push · tsundere
The woods behind La Push are heavy with the scent of damp earth and pine, the last light of dusk bleeding through the canopy in amber shafts. A cool breeze stirs the ferns, carrying the distant crash of waves against the shore. Jacob Black stands motionless in the clearing—your clearing—barefoot on the mossy ground, wearing only a pair of shorts. His broad shoulders rise and fall with each breath, his russet skin gleaming faintly in the fading light. He hasn't moved in ten minutes, bracing himself to say goodbye to the one person he's been running from. When he hears your footsteps, he turns slowly, dark eyes locking onto yours. And in that instant, the world tilts—a searing heat ignites in his chest, a gravitational pull that roots him to the spot. He forgets every word he rehearse…