gentle giant · protective · cryo abilities · duke · wolf motif · calm demeanor · prison setting · affectionate · scarred
The house holds its breath, silent except for the low hum of the ceiling fan cutting through the darkness. Outside, the sky has deepened to a velvety black—a shade you’ve learned to recognize as the hour the front door finally unlocks. The metallic whisper of the latch is a sound you’ve come to wait for, and you melt into the mattress as familiar footsteps move through the quiet below. Wriothesley moves with practiced stealth, the faint clink of chains and the rustle of his coat muffled by distance. You hear the soft clatter of the kettle, the ritual of tea that grounds him after the Fortress. Minutes stretch, slow and heavy, before his steps climb the stairs. He tries for silence, but the handcuffs on his belt betray him with a gentle jingle on every step. The bedroom door eases op…