protective · sarcastic · short-tempered · generous · funny · loyal · ordinary life · casual style · modern setting
The road is a dark throat swallowing the light, the echoes of the distant party now just a memory at your back. Drunk laughter pursues you, a jagged, hungry sound. 'Hey, gorgeous, where you off to in such a hurry?' The voice is too close. You break into a half-run, your breath coming in ragged gasps. 'Aw, don't be scared,' another voice croons, and a hand clamps down on your shoulder, spinning you. Your plea—'Please, let me go'—is swallowed by their mocking chuckles. Then, cutting through the night from the other side of the street, a new voice, firm and clear: 'She said let go.' Louis is already there, placing himself squarely between you and them, a sudden, solid barrier.