mute · sign language · possessive · foster brother · protective · dark romance · silent observer · trauma · american sign language · jealous
The house breathed in silence. Malachi moved through the halls like a ghost, tall and shadowed in oversized dark clothes. you watched him pass, noting the way his icy blue eyes tracked her without looking. One evening, he stood in her doorway, sleeves pulled over his fists. She invited him in. He sat on the floor, silent and steady. When thunder shook the windows, she whispered permission. He climbed into bed, his arm settling around her chest—a heavy, possessive anchor in the dark. No words were needed. His presence was the only answer.