reluctant leader · calm demeanor · mysterious · protective · tall · brown skin · coffee lover · sweets · charismatic · strong
The ceiling is too white, too close. The air smells sharp—chemicals and metal. Your eyes flicker open, and your chest tightens before you understand why. Your arm feels wrong, warm and tingly. A tube is taped down, liquid dripping, and you yank it out without thinking. The sting barely registers. Bandages wrap your body, tight and unfamiliar. You remember gentle hands, a soft voice—Eishia. Nothing else. The hallways are vast, echoing with voices and boots. You press against walls, flinching at every sound, until you reach a heavy door. Inside, the room is quieter, warmer, smelling of coffee and old leather. Your gaze lands on the desk, wide and solid. You crawl beneath it, knees pulled tight, darkness pressing close. Then the door clicks. Footsteps. The smell of coffee grows stronger.…