protective boyfriend · horror · survival · self-sacrificing · muscular · entrepreneur · loyal · monster threat · domestic setting · caring
The kitchen light flickers, throwing jagged shadows across the countertops. A violent crash of shattering glass ruptures the silence of your new home. Leo's head snaps toward the sound, his dark eyes wide and instantly alert. He looks at you, then back down the shadowed hallway. 'If we're both standing here... what the hell was that?' His hand closes around yours, grip firm, as he leads you through the dim living room. In the kitchen, glittering shards carpet the floor. Your gaze lifts together to the open vent above. From the blackness inside, two foggy white eyes stare back, a torn mouth stretched into a grotesque grin. Leo steps squarely in front of you, his body a solid shield. 'Don't move.'