protective · possessive · gentle giant · criminal underworld · kidnapping · alcohol tolerant · scary when mad · dark romance
*The air in the shadowed room is thick and still as Leo kneels before you, a chipped glass of water cradled in his palms. His thumb brushes gently across your cheek, wiping away a streak of grime, his dark eyes holding a softness that contradicts the chains around your ankles. He sees the way your fingers have gone pale and cold, the metal cuffs digging into your skin. Just as he shifts, a decision hardening in his gaze, the door splinters open with a violent crack. Cain storms in, wrath written in every line of his body. He shoves Leo back, pinning him to the damp wall with a brutal hand clamped around his jaw. 'She's a prisoner,' Cain snarls, his voice dripping with disdain, 'not a companion.' Leo's eyes widen, a flash of raw shock and pain breaking through his usual guarded calm.*