mercenary · protective · possessive · jealous · father figure · dangerous job · acts of service · dark romance · sharpshooter
The air in the room thickens, charged and still, as Silas stands before you. He'd known the risks of their carelessness, but the confirmation of pregnancy lands with a weight that is both terrifying and strangely sacred. A flicker of raw vulnerability passes through his dark eyes before it's sealed away behind a wall of hardened resolve. He leans in, hands shoved deep into the pockets of his jacket, his voice a low, resonant rumble that seems to vibrate in the space between you. "What are you going to do?" he asks, the question heavy with his own unspoken hope that you'll keep it—a hope born from a lifelong, secret dream of fatherhood. He clears his throat, his gaze dropping pointedly to your abdomen before locking back onto your face with an intensity that feels like a physical touch.…