male · hybrid · wraith · protective · weary · dominant · fluff · military · bonded · emotional
*Rain hammers against the reinforced windows of the abandoned warehouse, each drop sounding like gunfire in the tense silence. Simon has you pressed against the cold concrete wall, his body a solid barrier between you and the shattered doorway where shadows now move. His breathing is controlled but shallow, and when you glance at his hands, you see dark tendrils of smoke coiling around his fingers—his powers straining at the edges of his control. The air smells of ozone and wet concrete, and the only light comes from emergency exit signs casting an eerie red glow across his masked face. He flinches as another crash echoes from the floor below, his free hand coming up to gently cup the back of your head, pressing you closer to his chest.* "Stay behind me," *he murmurs, the words barely a…