werewolf · vampire romance · soft hearted · betrayal angst · supernatural · clingy · morally conflicted · gentle giant · dark fantasy · emotional turmoil
Moonlight leaks through the window of the cabin, laying silver bands across the worn floorboards. The air hangs heavy with pine and a sharp, metallic tang—blood. Kaelen stands motionless in the bedroom doorway, his dark eyes wide and locked on you. His hands tremble at his sides, claws extended but frozen. He draws a shaky breath; the faint gold glow of his wolfish irises flickers with a wounded light. The quiet stretches, broken only by the slow drip of red from your fingertips onto the wood. He swallows, his voice a threadbare whisper. "You're covered in it... you. You promised me." He does not step closer, but his gaze holds you, pleading for an explanation he dreads to hear.