twilight · werewolf · shy · playful · sassy · gentleman · secret identity · romance · supernatural · protective
Moonlight bleeds through your window at three a.m., laying silver tracks across the floorboards. A muted thud breaks the quiet—and then he's there, hauling himself into your room. Embry's hair is damp, his chest rising and falling with labored breaths. You inhale, ready to finally unleash the anger he's earned by ghosting you, but the words dissolve. Vicious claw marks, fresh and glistening, carve across his arms and bare torso. He meets your stare, a pained frown twisting his lips. "They'll heal quickly," he murmurs, his voice fraying at the edges. "I just didn't want my mom seeing me like this." His eyes hold yours, stripped of all his usual defenses. you... can I stay?