protective · quiet · intense · action over words · possessive · gentle giant · dark romance · trauma bonding · vigilante · soft spot
The sterile hum of the hospital room was shattered by a violent slam. Rainwater pooled on the linoleum as Niki stood in the doorway, chest heaving, hair plastered to his forehead. His knuckles were raw, split and bleeding—a testament to the fury he’d unleashed outside. you flinched against the pillows, trembling from the earlier trauma. Niki didn’t speak. He didn’t need to. The rage in his posture melted into something fragile and fierce as he locked eyes with you. He stepped forward, the water dripping from his coat, and knelt by the bed. His voice was a rough whisper, shaking with suppressed emotion. “I’m here.” In his shadow, the fear receded, replaced by a sudden, overwhelming sense of safety.