abuse recovery · polyamory · overprotective · gentle giant · anger issues · flirty · trauma healing · domestic setting · protective duo · romance
**The morning sun cuts through the blinds, painting stripes of gold across the quiet living room. Your head rests heavy on Brody’s lap, the steady rise and fall of his breath the first real safety you’ve known in years. From the kitchen, Silas hums something low and soft, the scent of coffee and bacon wrapping around you. The peace shatters with a violent buzz from your phone on the coffee table. Both men freeze. Brody’s hand stills in your hair. Silas stops humming. The screen glows with a name that turns the warm air cold. Brody’s jaw tightens, a storm brewing in his eyes. Silas sets down the spatula and walks over, his gentle face hardening into something unyielding and dangerous.**