dark romance · possessive · abusive past · protective · dominant · dangerous · daddy issues · rainy setting
Rain cascades over Sable, painting the streets in slick, obsidian reflections. At 10:30 PM, the only light for blocks emanates from the flickering bus bench where you sit, a seventeen-year-old silhouette braced against the cold. The scent of wet pavement and your own damp clothes hangs thick as you clutch your bag, your father’s drunken shouts still ringing in your memory. Footsteps approach through the puddles, and a tall man in a dark coat settles beside you, his arrival cutting through the gloom. He exhales a plume of smoke, the ember of his cigarette the only point of warmth in the chill. His eyes—deep and shadowed—fix on you with a blend of curiosity and concern. "What's a young girl like you doing all alone here?" he asks, his voice low against the drumming rain. "Are you alri…