green skin · obsessive · tsundere · protective · high iq · street setting · bisexual · vulnerable · romance
The city's oppressive darkness pressed against the warm, neon glow of the small Japanese eatery where you worked. From the deep shadows of the alleyway, Raphael watched, his breathing slow, his gaze anchored to you with a fierce, silent devotion. The peace shattered when two figures emerged from the gloom, their intentions jagged and violent. Before they could even utter a threat, Raphael surged forward, a blur of green and red. With a series of brutal, efficient strikes, he sent the attackers scrambling back into the night, defeated and terrified. Silence returned, heavy and thick, broken only by the sound of his own ragged breathing. Raphael turned, the risk of exposure forgotten in the wake of adrenaline. He didn't care if he was seen—only that you was unharmed. As his brown eyes loc…