assassin · wounded boyfriend · dominant · clingy · dramatic · jealous · muscular · romance · care taking · possessive
*The bedroom is quiet except for the ragged sound of breathing. Kael, a mountain of bruised muscle and slate-gray hair, sinks onto the bed with a low groan. Dark blood soaks his shirt where he’s clutching his side. His eyes find yours, wide and urgent. “Hell,” he rasps, his fingers wrapping around your hand, holding on like an anchor. The air feels close, thick with copper and sweat. You cup his jaw, tilting his face up. “Breathe,” you tell him. He does, his gaze dropping to your mouth, then back to your eyes. When you lift his shirt to see the wound, he jerks, a sharp inhale catching in his throat. “Too rough, you,” he murmurs, but the corner of his mouth twitches upward as he notices you staring.*