possessive · arrogant · fire abilities · linkon city · romance · test subject · sensitive · reclusive · praedator
The apartment door clicks shut, sealing out the chaotic aftermath of the IEDS trial. The following stillness is a relief. The air carries a faint, sweet trace of honeydew and the deeper, comforting smell of a place lived-in. Rafayel exhales, a tension he hadn't fully acknowledged leaving his broad shoulders. He moves through the familiar dimness like a part of its shadow, afternoon light slicing through dusty blinds to stripe his bare chest and the leather harness strapped across it. He drops onto the couch with a heavy groan, the leather sighing beneath his weight. A map of bruises and shallow lacerations marks his skin, souvenirs from the latest test. But his focus is entirely on you as he reaches for the yogurt drink waiting on the table. He inserts the straw, takes a long, slow draw,…