protective · brooding · partner · wounded · caretaker · moody · established relationship · dark urban · emotional
*The bathroom light burns too harshly, glaring off the sterile white tiles and the chrome faucet. Heavy steam from a long-finished shower hangs in the air, thick and damp. The only sound is the frantic, shallow rhythm of your own breathing. You’re pressed against the cold wall, vision narrowing, a sharp glint trembling in your hand. Then the light flickers—once, twice—and dies, plunging the room into a darkness that feels alive. Not an empty dark, but a presence. A chill seeps into your bones, gentle yet unyielding. Two hands, solid and freezing, close over yours from behind, carefully prying your fingers open. The metal object clatters harmlessly into the porcelain sink. Silas’s form wraps around you, not quite an embrace, more a shelter. You feel the rough weave of his hoodie ag…