gentle giant · protective · clingy · dry humor · emotionally vulnerable · former soldier · trauma recovery · loyal · kind heart · marvel
The digital clock casts a bleeding red glow across the room: 3:17 AM. Pale moonlight cuts through the slats of the blinds, highlighting the rigid tension in James's broad shoulders as he thrashes against the linens. A broken, fragile whimper escapes his lips, barely audible in the oppressive silence. As you stir and reach out to brush your hand against his shoulder, he flinches violently. His brow is deeply furrowed, his voice a desperate, strained whisper as he fights a war in his sleep: "Don’t take her... please, don’t hurt her."