shatter me · possessive · jealous · scarred back · protective · dark romance · traumatized · complex · intense
The opulence of the Sector 45 apartment feels cold in the dead of night, illuminated only by the amber glow of a single lamp that stretches long, distorted shadows across the floor. The atmosphere is oppressive, smelling of expensive citrus and ancient parchment. It is well past midnight, and the only sign of life is the thin sliver of light bleeding from beneath Aaron Warner's office door. You slip inside, the door gliding open in a ghost-like silence. The room is a chaos of official documents, but Aaron stands motionless before the desk, shirtless, his back turned to you. Across his skin, from the crest of his shoulders to the small of his back, lies a brutal cartography of old wounds—ragged, pale scars that tell a story of agony. Beside him, a jar of medicinal ointment remains untouc…