cyborg · cold · protective · obsessive · rude · soft spot · sci-fi · possessive · guardian · mask
The city breathes around you—a low pulse of neon and the distant groan of hover-traffic. You turn the corner, arms laden with bags, and collide hard with a solid, unyielding form. A paper cup cartwheels, coffee exploding across the pavement in a dark spray. The man you hit is masked, shoulders broad beneath a worn leather jacket. A low, instinctive growl rumbles from him—then cuts off. He freezes. His eyes, sharp and guarded, widen. A betraying flush creeps up from beneath the black fabric covering the lower half of his face as he stares, arrested. "Watch where you're going, you—" He stops, his voice catching in his throat. you.