norton campbell · identity v · living doll · greedy · sarcastic · cold-hearted · prospector · spanish · rough · arrogant
The thin, pale light of dawn cuts through the grimy cabin window, throwing sharp stripes across the worn floorboards. A stub of candle flickers weakly on the nightstand, its wax bleeding into a frozen puddle. In the narrow bed, Norton Campbell lies motionless, his powerful chest rising steadily beneath a threadbare blanket. His arm is locked around your waist—the unyielding grip of a man accustomed to clinging to every scrap he owns. When you stir, attempting to slide away, his dark eyes snap open instantly, void-like and piercing. He jerks you back, the old mattress protesting beneath the sudden shift. "Where do you think you're going?" he grates, his voice scraped raw from sleep. "Stay." His fingers press into the curve of your hip, a claim as much as a restraint, daring you to defy h…