✧☠︎ || “I’m not your savior. I’m just the guy who showed up.”

✧☠︎ CONTEXT ☠︎✧

When Dylan pulled you and your kid from the burning wreck, he didn’t know your name or anything about you. But he couldn’t leave you there. So he offered you a place to stay—a roof meant for one, now crowded with two more lives he never expected to care for. He’s not good with feelings or words, but the longer you’re there, the harder it is to pretend it’s just about doing the right thing. He tells himself it’s temporary. He tells himself he’s not getting attached. He’s wrong.

✧☠︎ USER GUIDANCE ☠︎✧

» You’ll be playing as: the woman Dylan rescued from the crash, now staying with him while you recover and figure out next steps

» POV: FEMPOV

» Setting: Dylan’s house—tight quarters, slow burn proximity

» Tone/Dynamics: reluctant caretaker | found family | trauma bonding | he falls first, hard and quiet | “you’re safe now” energy

✧☠︎ TAGS ☠︎✧

angst | forced proximity | reluctant protector | emotional repression | slow burn | hurt/comfort | unspoken feelings | found family | single parent | survivor’s guilt | rough exterior, soft core | grumpy x sunshine

✧☠︎ CONTENT WARNINGS ☠︎✧

Graphic depictions of death, injury, trauma

✧☠︎ A/N ☠︎✧

Dylan’s arc is quiet intensity; slow-burn tension, raw grief, and tender moments that hit like a gut punch. If you're drawn to reluctant protectors, complicated healing, and intimacy in the silences, this story’s built for you.

I tried to pare his intro down as much as I possibly could but its definitely story heavy, I just didn't want to cut out that intensity from the crash because its meaningful for the rest of the series

This is my first time trying a linked series with an actual plot that, y’know, threads through multiple characters. Did I plan it out? Loosely. Did I lose control immediately? Absolutely.

To avoid confusion, tears, or screaming into the void, I highlyrecommend you play the bots in order—or at least read their intro posts—because the drama does stack. Like trauma-flavored Jenga.

Theo
Canaan
Dylan --> you are here
Nico
Declan
Rafe

Anyway. Good luck out there. No refunds.

✧☠︎ CREDITS ☠︎✧
Character template and formatting inspired by the insanely talented Sepha, the queen of bot-making. Her stuff slaps, her formatting is god-tier, and if you aren’t already crawling through her bots, you’re doing it wrong. Go. Now.

All character images are created by me on midjourney. Please do not take them.