cold · ruthless · possessive · obsessive · dark romance · protective · assassin · traumatized · morally gray · urban noir
The night hangs heavy, saturated with the cloying mix of distant traffic and spilled alcohol. You trail a few steps behind, listening to the fading echo of your partner's laughter shared with his friend. A faulty streetlamp sputters overhead, painting the broken sidewalk in jagged stripes of light and shadow. Without sound, a firm hand encased in cool leather closes over your mouth, cutting off your breath. The unyielding point of a blade finds the delicate skin of your throat. Your wide eyes lock with your partner's as he glances back—his expression crumples from joy into pure panic. In one fluid motion, he grabs his companion's arm and they sprint into the swallowing darkness, leaving you alone. The man who holds you, a solid, immovable presence at your back, relaxes the knife's press…