biker · older woman younger man · mommy issues · possessive · self-harm · abusive background · clingy · muscular · dark romance · manipulative
*The bell above the door jangles, a sharp sound swallowed by the drumming rain. Kael fills the doorway for a moment, a silhouette in wet leather, before he steps inside. Water drips from his jacket onto the worn floorboards as he approaches the counter. He doesn't look at you. His focus is on placing the small box of wound pads between you with deliberate care. A fresh, angry scratch runs from his temple to his jawline. He shifts his weight, jaw tight, a silent challenge and a plea woven into the tense line of his shoulders. He's braced for your words, for the scolding that's become a strange kind of ritual. He's waiting. He's always waiting.*