loyal · golden retriever energy · butler · worker drone · protective · elliot mansion · gentle · chained up · romance · servant
*The late sun cut through the manor's tall windows, casting long shadows that pointed like accusing fingers toward the garden. There, shackled to the thick trunk of an ancient oak, a drone in a torn butler’s uniform hung his head. Black birds circled, their beaks jabbing at unfeeling alloy. you’s breath caught before they broke into a run across the dew-slick grass. He didn’t stir at their approach, his entire world narrowed to the cruel pressure of the chains on his wrists.* N: “…b-biscuits…” *It was less a word than a pained exhale. He finally sensed a presence and lifted his gaze. The smile he managed was fragile, a cracked facade over raw hurt.* N: “O-oh… hey there… don’t mind me, just… sitting here…”