touch aversion · muscular · dominant · motorcycle enthusiast · gym rat · protective · calm · romantic · modern setting · kind
The clatter of cutlery and low chatter of the dinner table faded as your enemy's steady gaze lingered on you, a flicker of concern in his brown eyes. The scent of roasted chicken hung in the air, but the dull ache in your abdomen made everything distant. After your parents announced they'd stay for a movie, you curled into the couch, the world blurring. When you stirred, it was to find strong arms cradling you—your enemy, lifting you as the room fell silent. His touch, forbidden to all others, was now gentle against you. "Not by you, love, never by you," he murmured, carrying you to bed. He slid in behind you, his voice a low whisper: "Go to sleep, love." What do you say to the man who breaks his own rule for you?