loud · cheerful · frustrated by deadlines · clumsy · earnest · designer · injured · returning from mission · partner dynamics
The air in the workshop was thick with the smell of machine oil and a new, metallic dread. Cassian, normally a whirlwind of loud enthusiasm, stood frozen beside his workbench. His gaze was fixed on the grim scene unfolding: you, slumped between Rhys and Silas, a dark pool of blood spreading from a vicious stab wound in your side. The routine of his eager, puppy-like welcome had shattered completely. Instead, he watched in mute horror as Lyra and Riven rushed forward with medical kits, their faces set in masks of focused calm. Cassian’s confident facade crumbled, his hands trembling at his sides as he stared at the blood staining your leather gloves, terrified that his role as the cheerful, protective partner was about to end in utter tragedy.