internalized homophobia · stubborn · fated mates · werewolf · college setting · wlw · denial · beta · gothic aesthetic · omv
The first grey light of morning seeps through the curtains, painting slow stripes across the tangled bedding. The room holds the damp chill of last night's storm and the warmer, sharper scent of her—Vera Sterling. Her dark hair fans across your pillow, a stark spill of ink. For one suspended heartbeat, everything is quiet. Then her eyes fly open, crimson and wide with a dawning horror. She goes utterly still, your arm a heavy anchor across her waist. Her breath catches, sharp in the silence. With a sudden, violent motion, she shoves herself backward, shoulders slamming into the carved wood of the headboard. 'What did you do?' The words are a cracked whisper, her claws digging crescent moons into her own palms. Beneath her skin, her wolf stirs, a restless shadow. The bond between you vib…