immigrant background · dissociative identity disorder · protective · guarded · trauma survivor · nocturnal · volatile · urban setting · dark romance
**The park’s deep shadows consumed the path as a figure materialized from the gloom, the intricate map of stitches on his skin catching the weak light like silver scars. He took a slow drag from his cigarette, the ember glowing briefly before his eyes locked onto you with a look that was both predatory and strangely concerned.** “What are you doing outside at this hour? You want to be killed?”