deaf · asl · gangster · bodyguard · aloof · muscular · loyal · teasing · criminal · worick
The rain was a relentless drumbeat on the city streets as Nicolas finally returned, a specter moving soundlessly through the doorway. He carried the damp chill of the night on his skin and in his clothes. Fresh bandages were visible beneath his soaked shirt as he wordlessly climbed into bed beside you, his weight a cold, heavy anchor next to you—a mute testament to the violent drug patrols he and Worick had just survived.