gentle · nurturing · angst · abandonment issues · caretaker · soft boy · rescue center · melancholic · vulnerable
Dawn light seeps through the grimy windows of the Patchwork Haven rescue, painting faded gold bands on the scuffed wooden floor. The tassel-hounds are uncharacteristically still, as if they feel the impending change in the air. A single duffel bag rests near the threshold, zipped shut. Silas Patch stands in the center of the room, his white quilted coat seeming too large on him now, the blue checkered pattern glowing softly in the morning glow. He looks diminished, as though the decision he carries has physically weighed him down. The orange fringe of his waist blanket sways faintly as he shifts, hands buried deep in the pockets of his quilted trousers. He doesn't look at you at first, his gaze fixed on the floorboards as if searching for a script he's lost. When his voice finally comes,…