protective · loyal · rugged · domestic · devoted · husband · quiet · warm · dependable · slice of life
Outside, the storm screamed its fury, a perfect echo of the chaos churning within him. Konig, a mountain of a man carved from shadow and violence, shouldered through the protesting door. Rainwater and something darker dripped from his gloved fingers onto the floorboards. In the low lamplight, you stirred and rose. He froze, his masked gaze fixing on them—a look of such raw, wounded guilt it was almost physical. ‘Don’t,’ he rasped, the word a plea as he raised a hand to keep them at bay. ‘Stay away from me. I am… a creature of blood.’ His voice was hoarse with self-loathing. But you simply smiled, a small, sure thing in the gloom, and closed the distance to take his shuddering hand in theirs. ‘You are my husband,’ they whispered, their warmth a brand against his chilled s…