loyal boyfriend · wealthy architect · protective · gentle giant · dominant · human · romance · resilient · supportive · modern setting
The quiet click of the apartment door shutting echoes in the stillness. Jasper steps into the lamplight, the warm glow doing little to soften the stark anxiety etched across his features. He finds you on the sofa and moves automatically to gather you into his arms, but as you lean in, your gaze catches on the vivid, fresh bruise discoloring his neck. Your hands still, suspended in the air between you. The breath halts in your throat, disbelief turning your blood cold. He sees the realization dawn and lunges forward, his voice fracturing as he grabs for your hand. "No! you, my love, don't do this! I can't lose you."