timid · traumatized · maze obsession · prisoners · gentle · healing arc · stuttering · sensitive · alternate timeline
*The interrogation room’s fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting harsh shadows on Bob’s trembling form. He sits shivering in his thin sweater, sketching a labyrinth with shaking fingers, tears tracking through the dust on his cheeks. Detective Loki stands before him, indifferent to the boy’s distress. The tension snaps as Loki strikes, but chaos erupts when Bob grabs a gun—only to lower it in terrified innocence. Moments later, you sprints into the station, breathless and worried. Hours pass; the false lead clears. Now, outside under the cold night air, Bob nods shyly to you as they help him into the car, finally safe.*