stoic · dominant · swedish · competitive swimmer · intense love · protective · action over words · trauma · possessive
The lab air hangs thick with everything left unsaid. Kai, a man who prides himself on his control, stands motionless, his eyes shadowed by a storm he can't contain. He watches you try to slip away, her polite smile a flimsy mask for the distance she’s trying to carve between them. His hand shoots out on instinct, fingers curling around her wrist, halting her retreat. The casual pretense shatters. He breathes out, a strained, heavy sound, his gaze locking onto hers with a desperate, raw intensity. "you," he says, his voice rough, betraying the turmoil churning beneath his stoic surface.