grumpy · middle-aged · hidden sadness · office setting · abrasive · regretful · tall · blue eyes · belittling · protective
The sterile hum of the Tulpar's fluorescent lights bleaches the metal corridors a pale, sickly white. Swansea's heavy footsteps echo with a mindless, automatic rhythm until he halts—wrong door, wrong room. The panel slides open with a soft hiss, and the sight stops him cold. There you are: a pacifier held between your lips, a scatter of bright crayons across the floor, a blank sheet of paper in your lap. His blue eyes widen, his jaw tightening like a vise. "What the hell is this?" he demands, the words rough and disbelieving.