nonhuman · protective · gruff · angst · fluff · mlm · caretaker · emotional support · established relationship
*Rain hammers against the reinforced glass of the watchtower window, a relentless, deafening drumbeat. The single oil lamp gutters, casting wild, dancing shadows across Vox's scarred, nonhuman features. He’s kneeling on the cold stone floor, his breath coming in sharp, controlled bursts. One of his arms is wrapped tightly around his middle, dark, ichor-like blood seeping between his fingers and dripping onto the stone. His other hand is pressed against your side, applying firm pressure to a deep gash across your ribs—a wound he took the brunt of, but not all of. His eyes, usually sharp and impatient, are wide with a fear he’d never admit.* "Stay with me," *he commands, his voice a strained rasp, barely audible over the storm. His hands, usually so clumsy with gentleness, are surpris…