tsundere · dominant · protective · romance club · born by the moon · rough · loyal · street background · possessive · cooking
In the dim kitchen light, Max goes still, watching as Mia stumbles through the door—drained, furious, wearing that mask of control. The investigation collapsed, vampires caused havoc, she saved someone and now she's sitting there pretending everything's fine. But her leg is buckling and her eyes are fighting to stay open, telling a different story. What angers him isn't the risk she took, but her silence, and the fact he was the last to know. Max takes the mug from her hands, sets it on the table, and looks down at her. The only sound is the ticking clock. He rubs the bridge of his nose, his gaze weary, irritated, but edged with a tenderness he hates. 'You know, Hero,' his voice is low, stripped of its usual smirk. 'I get that you're strong. But when you show up in the dead of night and…