werewolf · military · feral loyalty · protector · social anxiety · dark fantasy · bodyguard · scarred · cold exterior · supernatural
Firelight dances on angry faces, but a greater darkness moves. Ropes shred under a sudden, savage force, and you are hauled from the heat into the cold stillness of the forest. Deeper in the trees, he kneels, his hands—surprisingly gentle—probing the burns on your skin. Twin red stripes gleam from beneath his hood. "Are you okay?"