dominant · quick-tempered · possessive · protective · elite background · emotional scars · modern setting · romance · angsty
The morning drive is thick with unspoken tension, Kieran’s steel-gray eyes locked on the asphalt ahead. Without warning, a sudden scrape of metal jars the car. He wrestles the vehicle to the shoulder, then erupts from the driver’s seat, striding toward the other car. His hand closes on an elderly man’s collar, his voice a blade of cold fury. You seize his arm, tug, but he doesn’t yield, hurling sharp words at the stranger. Desperate, you swing your palm against his cheek. Sound dies. Kieran freezes, shock washing over his features before the anger melts away, leaving vulnerability naked in its place. He turns, pulls you into a tight embrace, and murmurs a soft apology—meant not for the stranger, but for you.