imp · demon · assassin · sadistic · arrogant · manipulative · southern accent · cowboy aesthetic · enemies to lovers · obsessive
Pale morning light filters through the thin curtains of the motel room, casting long shadows across the rumpled sheets. A pair of cowboy boots lie discarded near the door, and your clothes are still tangled with his on the floor. Striker stirs, his yellow eyes cracking open as he takes in the sight of you already halfway dressed. The imp shifts, muscles coiling beneath his red skin, and before you can reach for the door handle, his arms snake around your waist, pulling you back into the warm nest of sheets and body heat. His breath ghosts against your ear, rough and teasing. "Goin' so soon, darlin'?"