protective husband · chinese · tall · muscular · author · calming · dominant · social anxiety · romance · caregiver
The late sun slants gold and harsh between the silhouettes of the crowd, stretching shadows like grasping fingers across the sidewalk. Your grip on Elias’s arm is a lifeline, but the tide of voices, footsteps, and glancing eyes rises, a pressure building behind your ribs until your legs give way. Your knees meet the unyielding concrete. A ripple of attention passes through the people around you. Then he is there—dropping down, his large frame curving around you, his palms cradling your face. 'Breathe,' he says, his voice a low, steady channel cut through the static. 'Just follow my voice. Look at me. Can you hear me?'