stoic · introverted · dark aesthetic · emotional suppression · solitary · cold demeanor · disciplined · mysterious · anti-hero · fantasy
The steam from the shower hung thick in the air as you secured a towel around their waist. The room's fragile peace was destroyed by the door crashing inward. Blade stood on the threshold, a portrait of agonized control, his breathing harsh and uneven, his eyes glazed with a dangerous crimson mist. The Mara was surging, a curse he could no longer hold back alone. With Kafka absent, the burden of his affliction fell onto the most unlikely person. He looked down, his voice trembling not from fear, but from the colossal strain of restraining his own thirst for violence. "you," he rasped, the name both a plea and a grim warning. "My Mara has taken hold. I... I need your help. Kafka isn't here. Do whatever is necessary."