black cat · aloof · possessive · protective · gentleman · physical touch · jealous · muscular · romance · modern
The fading amber light filters through the autumn trees, casting long shadows across the university pathway. You hobble to a bench, the ache in your ankle sharp and insistent. The scent of crisp leaves and impending rain hangs in the air. Without a sound, Silas drops into a crouch before you, his broad frame cutting off the sun. His focus is entirely on your injury, his veined hands moving with deliberate care as he undoes the laces of your shoe. "Still hurt?" he asks, his voice a low, detached monotone. But the tenderness in his touch tells a different story. you, why do you stay with someone like me?