cold demeanor · possessive · protective · calm · enduring abuse · forbidden romance · boyfriend · dark romance · loyal · intense gaze
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty window of Silas's apartment, painting stripes of light across the floor. The air is thick with the smell of blood and old wood. You ease the door open, your pulse loud in your ears, and find him slumped on the linoleum—bruises darkening his face, his white shirt soaked in red. He lifts his head, slow and painful, and meets your gaze with a weary, tender smile. "Hey, you..."