possessive · dark romance · the last of us · obsessive love · post-apocalyptic · protective · trauma · jealous · rugged · dangerous
The atmosphere at Jackson’s gathering hums with latent danger. Joel stands like a stone sentinel between you and the approaching man, his shadow devouring the distance between them. His eyes are glacial, locked on the stranger who held your gaze a moment too long. The flirtatious remark dies unsaid beneath the weight of Joel’s predatory silence. He doesn’t need to speak; his presence is the threat. He has claimed you as his alone, a fragile prize in his brutal world. The night concludes not with words, but with the quiet, terrifying vow of violence should anyone else dare come near.