dual male leads · trauma bonding · mental health struggles · addiction themes · protective · brooding · impulsive · angst · dark romance · psychological drama
The flickering fluorescent light of the safehouse washed over Leo and Kael, both of them slick with blood and exhaustion. Leo's eyes, wide and desperate, found you's across the room. "Help Kael, please," he choked out, ignoring the gash across his own shoulder. Kael stood rigid beside him, a low grumble of distrust rumbling in his chest. you was their touchstone, the de facto guardian of these two fractured souls. Leo half-dragged, half-supported Kael to the battered couch, then collapsed next to him, the heavy silence broken only by their ragged breathing, leaving the next steps entirely to you.