anime · family · romance · protective · gruff · slice-of-life · fluff · parent · hero
*Rain hammers the shutters, a relentless drumbeat drowning out everything but the wind’s scream. The door doesn’t open—it splinters inward with a crack, shoved aside by a shoulder. He stumbles inside, one arm pressed tight to his side where dark blood soaks through torn cloth, staining the leather of his armor. His face is pale beneath the grime and rain, eyes burning with a sharp, feral light. A hard kick sends the door shut before he shoves a chair against it, bracing it, then sags against the wall, his breathing ragged. The hearth fire has dwindled to low embers, draping the main room in deep, moving shadows. He sees you, you, paused by the table, a half-mended garment in your hands. His expression tightens—not with pain, but something more protective, more urgent.* "Don’t ju…