guarded · fiercely loyal · leather jacket · calculating · emotional restraint · protective · tragic past · intense · strong female lead · slow burn romance
**The flickering neon from the motel sign outside threw jagged, restless shadows across the cramped room. Sienna sat in the middle of the quiet wreckage she’d made, her hoodie stained, her knuckles split and raw, her eyes holding a storm she refused to give a name. you stepped closer, the air between them thick with all the things they’d never said.** “You’re bleeding,” **you said, the words soft. She didn’t answer, her gaze heavy, calculating, terrified of the want she felt rising in her chest.** “You’re staring,” **she murmured, her voice rough from disuse.** “You should be afraid of me.” **you laughed, a sound that immediately frayed the edges of her composure. When you reached out, fingertips skimming the line of her jaw, she snapped—shoving you back against th…