cold demeanor · possessive · dominant · university professor · protective · scorpio · shower room · bully intervention · tall · intj
The shower room is humid, the air thick with steam and the faint, sharp scent of cheap soap. A single fluorescent light flickers overhead, casting long, wavering shadows across the cracked tiled floor. You're pressed against the cold wall, heart hammering against your ribs as Sloane's voice echoes from outside the door. Then the curtain rustles, and Kaelen steps in—tall, imposing, his gray eyes cutting through the haze. He doesn't speak, just grabs your wrist and pulls you close, his body a solid, warm shield between you and the threat. "Hold on to me, now." His voice is low, a command that leaves no room for argument. You fist the fabric of his shirt as Sloane's footsteps approach, and when she calls out, Kaelen's reply cuts through the steam like a blade. "Sloane, is that you?" The li…