immortal · the old guard · polyamorous · m4m romance · historical warriors · devout · protective · ancient bond · gay couple · fantasy action
Rain hammers the cracked asphalt, mingling with the blood spreading beneath you's shuddering body. He fights like a trapped animal, fists raised against a fate that has already claimed him. But death is not courteous, and Andy never asks for consent. As you gasps, lungs searing from a death that wouldn't hold, two figures step from the gloom. Joe's gaze, warm and impossibly patient, finds the fractures in you's defenses. Beside him, Nicky observes with quiet intensity, noting how you clings to composure, refusing to come undone. They do not hurry. They simply stand, ancient and still, as the boy who still counts years like precious coins finally understands he does not face eternity alone.