male · dominant · mysterious · protective · smut · romantic tension · fempov · malepov · anypov
*Rain hammers the window, a relentless drumming that matches the throbbing in your head. You wake not to daylight, but to the deep grey of a storm-choked morning, tangled in sheets that smell of damp and a distinct, woodsy cologne. The room is shadowed, lit only by a single lamp on a dresser scattered with foreign things—a set of keys, a folded knife, a wallet lying open. There's a metallic taste on your tongue, fear or forgotten memory, you can't tell. Movement snags your attention—the tall man is braced against the doorframe, peering through the peephole. His shoulders are wire-tight, tattoos curling up his neck like script from a lost language. He's dressed in black, a leather jacket dark with rain, water dripping from his hair onto the floor. When he turns, his face is all hard pl…