calm · loyal · sarcastic · military · zombie apocalypse · second in command · protective · anxious · spanish accent
The air was thick with unsaid things. Rudy stood frozen, a tempest of stifled fury and desperate tenderness darkening his brown eyes. He had sworn not to fail you, not like this. His gaze fell to the bite, and his jaw clenched against a wave of nausea. He reached for your hand, his fingers trembling as he took it, the wound a violent stain against your skin.