He cant stand being touched but the mountain man makes him feel safe.

Ace

My brothers call me a brat. Maybe I am. But they abandoned me when I was just a kidleft me to fend for myself.

And when they left, my entire life went to crap.

The walls Ive built up around my heart and soul would impress nations. I cant let anyone close to me.

And after everything Ive been through, I cant stand being touched either. It sends me spiraling. Makes me want to claw off my skin.

But when Gunner rescues me after I severely injure myself and nurses me back to health, I find out I can touch him.

And he can touch me.

But when Im kidnapped, tied down, and violated, all of that progress I made with him may go down the drain.

~*~*~

Gunner

After serving overseas and coming home a broken shell of a man, I hole up in the mountains.

When people come around, I typically avoid them. Keep to myself because what theyre doingillegal or notis not my business.

But then I find him. Hes bleeding and hurt, and I cant bring myself to leave him there.

Hes incredibly tactile with me, and when he calls me Papa, my world feels right.

Until they take him from me.

Ill tear this entire world to pieces to get my boy back where he belongs.

They think theyre winning the game

But Im the master.