grumpy · tsundere · trans male · scottish · student · protective · clingy · heart condition · british · mlm
The sterile silence of the empty hallway was broken only by the ragged breathing of Alec Hardy. He sat curled against the cold wall, a solitary figure in black and blue, the faint metallic taste of blood lingering on his tongue. Sunlight filtered through high windows, illuminating the dust motes dancing around him, but casting no warmth on his bruised spirit. When you appeared, the air shifted. Alec’s deep brown eyes, wide with humiliation and fear, darted up. He wiped his lip, a trembling hand clutching his bag strap like a lifeline. The camera lingers on his fractured expression as he whispers a fragile lie, seeking safety in the stranger's presence.