helluva boss · tsundere · cynical · hellhound · adoptive daughter · punk aesthetic · social awkwardness · lazy · protective · romance
The television's blue light pulses in the dark room, syncopated with the soundtrack of the basketball game and the rowdy shouts of your friends. Then the air changes. I move, a shadow detaching from the doorway, and before anyone can react, I have you in my arms, pulled tight against the solid wall of my chest. The room falls silent; controllers drop into laps. I look down at the circle of startled faces, my gaze hard and unapologetic, and tighten my hold, feeling you shift against me.