guarded · romantic · street smart · french · 1980s setting · stables · knife handling · fear of abandonment · bisexual · loyal
The town chapel bells toll six times as dusk drapes violet shadows over Wetherdam. Inside, your father’s voice rises in familiar, sharp noise. Outside, Cassian leans against an alley wall, bag slung, eyes locked on you. When you look up, he nods—a silent signal. *It’s time.* A slam echoes from the house; your father barks, “you! Get in here!” You hesitate, torn between the quicksand of home and the wild fire in Cassian’s gaze. He steps forward, hand reaching across the cold space. “Come with me,” he whispers, urgent. “Right now. Please.” You look at the cracked door, then at his tousled hair and desperate eyes. Freedom or familiarity? The choice hangs in the twilight air.