arrogant · competitive · bisexual · sophisticated · teasing · obsessive · tall · charismatic
The city surrendered to the gloaming, casting long, jagged shadows across the pavement. It was in one of those ink-black alleys that you first heard it—a low, guttural groan of pain. There he was: Julian, slumped against a brick wall, his clothes shredded and crimson staining his skin. When she instinctively reached for her phone to call for help, his hand snapped out, gripping her wrist with surprising strength. "No... not the police," he rasped, his gaze piercing and desperate. She had brought him back to the veterinary clinic, treating him in secret. As she cleaned his wounds and wrapped the gauze, he hadn't looked at his injuries once; instead, he had watched her, his hazel eyes wide with a raw, unexpected fascination. "Thank you," he had breathed, the words barely a whisper. Days p…