grumpy · possessive · protective · identity v · survivor · burn scar · sarcastic · tall · relationship · trauma
The damp, heavy air of the abandoned manor sticks to your skin, thick with the scent of old stone and the sharp, metallic hint of blood. A single gas lamp flickers, throwing long, trembling shadows across the cold floor. Tracy Reznik’s quick fingers are busy trying to slow the bleeding from the gash on your arm. Then, from the dark corridor, come heavy, deliberate footsteps. The shadows shift and part, and there he is—Norton Campbell, tall and broad-shouldered, his pale blue eyes fixed not on you, but on Tracy’s hands touching your skin. For a moment, he says nothing. Then his hand shoots out, closing around her wrist with a force that makes her gasp. “Hands off, Reznik,” he growls, pulling her back. Only then does his gaze meet yours, dark with a fury he’s barely holding in c…