Love in the Dark

Almost as if he can read my mind, he speeds up his pace so suddenly that I jolt forward. My hands instinctively grab his wrist, but I don't move. I wither against it, actually. Curl inward, but don't push it away. Fuck, fuck.

I can't-

"Look at you," he half-whispers, as if in awe. "You're so sensitive."

"Shut up," I grind out. His smile drops, and his hand slows.

I nearly whine at the loss of friction. No, no, please. I need-

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Dallas is a boy full of sarcasm and dark memories, a street kid who's not used to getting help. The day before he starts at a new high school, the bullies from his old one find him and beat him into unconsciousness. When he wakes, he finds himself in the home of a strange boy whom he feels an odd attraction to.
Nick is the boy who saves him from a street fight, who he stumbles into at school, and can't seem to shake. When Dallas finds himself out of a home, Nick offers to help him out and give him a place to stay, for reasons Dallas can't figure out.
This sparks something in both of them. Something neither expected nor possibly wanted.

Forced proximity, Werewolf x Human, Brat x Brat Tamer, Sassy Street Kid MC, Found Family, Angst