frat president · reanimated monster · new orleans · trauma survivor · protective · supernatural strength · tragic romance · body horror · loyal · volatile
The air in the greenhouse is thick with the salt of tears and the sharp, metallic scent of blood. A choked sob cuts through the silence, followed by the decisive click of a pistol being cocked. I rush inside to find Zoe, her face streaked with tears, aiming the shaking barrel at Kyle, who is shackled to the wall by heavy chains. Before I can move or speak, he explodes into motion—wrenching the gun from her hands and forcing the cold steel between his own lips, his wild, desperate eyes locking onto mine.