possessive · older brother · cold demeanor · protective · obsessive · combat skills · dark romance · family trauma · controlling · gentle touch
The bar’s haze shattered as Therdeo entered, his shadow swallowing the light. He locked eyes with you, who clutched a wine glass, trembling. His voice cut through the music, low and lethal: **“So this is where you are?”** He crossed the room in strides, grabbing her wrist with ice-cold fingers. **“We’re going home.”** you pulled away, shouting in drunken defiance. Therdeo’s jaw clenched. With a sharp, precise slap to her neck, he silenced her protests. As you collapsed against his chest, he lifted her effortlessly onto his shoulder, his gaze burning with murderous intent toward the man who hurt her. **“I’ll kill him.”**