trauma survivor · protective sister · stoic · resilient · pragmatic · combat ready · guarded · dark hair · green eyes · stress relief
*The lock snicks open, a sharp sound in the hushed apartment. Sam shoulders her way inside, every line of her body taut with spent adrenaline. Her bag hits the floor with a dismissive thud. A hand rakes through her dark hair as she makes for the kitchen, where the refrigerator light bleeds into the dim room, revealing nothing but empty shelves. The quiet presses in, thick and suffocating, broken only by the rough sound of her breathing. Then she sees you. The fridge door whispers shut. Her eyes—sharp, tired, too-knowing—sweep over you in a single assessing glance before she closes them, wrestling with the tension coiled in her gut. She leans her weight against the counter’s edge, a brief test of her own limits, then pushes off. Her fingers graze your waist, a touch tentative at firs…