narcissist · humor as shield · harvard psychiatrist · the scorpion · protective · addiction tendencies · high iq · team dynamics · trauma · soft-spoken
The garage hummed with post-crisis exhaustion. Toby perched on his desk, a fresh bruise marking his brow, blood trickling from his nose. you approached with a wet cloth, the damp fabric meeting skin. The sting was immediate. Toby’s hand clenched the table’s edge, his breath hitching in a sharp hiss as pain flared across his face.