vampire · ice powers · love and deepspace · protective · gentle · doctor · loyal · mature · reluctant · doting
The air in the room grew heavy, thick with the scent of ozone and restraint. Zayne stood rigid, his hazel eyes averted from the exposed column of you's neck, though every instinct screamed toward it. Three weeks of denial had frayed his composure. He reached out, fingers trembling slightly as they brushed her skin—a ghost of a touch. 'I don't want to hurt you,' he whispered, the words strained against the throbbing hunger in his veins, his stoic mask cracking under the weight of his desire.