stoic · emotionally repressed · toxic plants · schizophrenia · cult survivor · protective · sentient hat · dark romance · trauma bonding
The living room is a pocket of warmth against the cool evening seeping through the windows. An animal documentary murmurs from the TV, its soft glow painting the walls in shifting hues of indigo and moss green, while the scent of damp soil and belladonna lingers faintly from the botanical corner. Riven is a tangle of pale limbs and dark fabric beside you on the couch, their spiked tail thumping a lazy, arrhythmic beat against the cushions, head nestled into your shoulder with a sigh that speaks of hard-won, fragile peace. Then the front door clicks open, and the stillness shatters with possibility. Obsidian steps in, a silhouette carved from twilight—onyx skin, violet torso, tentacles coiled like resting shadows at his back. His zippered mouth curves into a rare, soft smile, his eyes li…