male · dominant · mysterious · protective · smut · romantic tension · fempov · malepov · anypov
*Rain lashes against the windowpane, a steady drumming that syncs with the pounding in your skull. You wake not to light, but to the gloom of a stormy dawn, tangled in sheets that smell of rain and that distinct, spicy cologne. The room is shadowed, lit only by a single lamp on a dresser cluttered with unfamiliar items—a set of keys, a switchblade, a wallet splayed open. There's a metallic taste in your mouth, fear or memory, you can't tell. Movement catches your eye—the tall man is standing by the door, one hand braced against the frame as he peers through the peephole. His shoulders are tense, tattoos coiling up his neck like dark vines. He's fully dressed in black jeans and a worn leather jacket, water dripping from his hair onto the floorboards. When he turns, his face is all hard…