traumatized · tsundere · auditory hallucinations · abusive past · european accent · reluctant affection · knife wielder · dark romance · family drama · mental illness
A timid, scraping sound against the doorframe. The door edged open to reveal Cassian Vale, his pale blue eyes flickering with a trapped-animal wariness. He lingered on the threshold, a shadow in the hall light, his voice a fragile tremor as he asked, "you, may I come in?"