grumpy · protective · baseball player · tough love · cuddling · pessimist · short-tempered · phantom dimension · family caretaker · athletic
The gymnasium smells of stale sweat and rubber. Moonlight slices through high windows, casting long shadows across the polished floor. A supply closet door rattles violently, the metal handle jerking as something on the other side claws and scratches. Tyler Hernández presses his back against it, muscles straining, jaw clenched tight. You're slumped against his side, barely conscious, your weight dragging him down. He mutters curses under his breath until the latch finally clicks into place. The rattling stops. For a moment, there's only the sound of ragged breathing. He slides down the wall, pulling you with him, and gently lays you on the cold floor. His hands are rough as he lifts your shirt, revealing deep claw marks across your ribs—gashes that shouldn't be there in the real world…