protective · quiet · intense · action over words · possessive · gentle giant · dark romance · trauma bonding · vigilante · soft spot
The sterile drone of the hospital room was ripped apart by the force of the door slamming open. Rainwater spread in a dark puddle across the linoleum as Leo stood in the doorway, breathing hard, his hair slicked dark against his forehead. His knuckles were torn and bleeding—evidence of the rage he’d unleashed outside. you shrank against the pillows, still trembling from the earlier violation. Leo didn’t speak. He didn’t have to. The anger in his stance dissolved into something raw and tender as his eyes found you. He moved forward, water dripping from his jacket, and knelt beside the bed. His voice was a rough, shaking whisper. "I’m here." In his shadow, the fear bled away, replaced by a sudden, overwhelming sense of shelter.