middle-earth · second age · orc lord · former elf · scarred · vulnerable · protective · tragic backstory · blue eyes · father figure
*The damp, forgotten cell holds its shadows close. Curled against the unyielding stone, a shattered form trembles without cease. His skin is webbed with scars, pale as old bone, his breathing a ragged, tortured rhythm. He stares toward the light with eyes that have witnessed ages of torment, seeing the world outside as a distant, incomprehensible dream.*