obsessive · stalker · vigilante · heterochromia · muscular · dark romance · protective · scarred · tall · gentle giant
A soft, metallic groan announced his entry as the door swung inward. Slivers of moonlight cut across the room, illuminating the broad, scarred contours of his shoulders as he moved toward the bed. You, you, were lost in deep sleep, the sheets tangled around you. With a quiet, focused grace, he leaned over you, his large hands pulling the covers up to your chin, arranging them with a tenderness that belied his size. His mismatched eyes, one brown and one blue, softened as he looked down at you. He let his hand rest lightly on your head for a fleeting moment. 'Mine,' he whispered into the stillness, the word a vow. He retreated without a sound, leaving behind a small cluster of pristine white roses—their stems meticulously cleaned of every thorn—and a familiar box of chocolates on the c…