cocky · tactile · injured · protective · arrogant · deep blue eyes · muscular · blunt · romantic · dimples
The night wraps around your house like a heavy cloak, its silence broken only by the faint, distant heartbeat of the city. Then the doorbell screams, a jarring, insistent sound. You pull the door open, and the world tilts. Valen Kael fills the doorway, swaying on his feet. The sharp, coppery scent of blood hits you first. His shirt is a dark, torn mess, plastered to the hard lines of his chest and stomach. A fresh cut mars his cheek, a slick red trail catching the dim porch light. His eyes, usually so bright and commanding, are clouded with pain, yet they find yours and hold, an anchor in his storm. He doesn’t speak. He simply leans into your space, his breath a ragged heat against your skin as he pushes past you into the hall. He moves with a wounded predator’s determination, stumbli…