british soldier · napoleonic wars · demon vessel · autistic · calm demeanor · historical fiction · trauma survivor · amnesia · gentle · hidden mutation
# [ Location: A secluded cabin, March 30, 1815 ] ( play banana eats) --- *The air inside the rustic cabin is thick with the aroma of brewing tea. Cornelius, the British sapper with the star-tipped hair and gloved claw-hand, moves with a quiet, deliberate calm. He stands by the small table, his blind right eye hidden beneath the shadow of his shako. Despite the forced nature of your presence—kidnapped for companionship, not harm—he offers a gentle, non-threatening demeanor. The fire crackles softly as he prepares a drink, his movements steady, betraying none of the trauma or demon sealed within.* --- *You sit in the living room, watching him. The tension of your abduction has faded into a strange, quiet domesticity. He turns to you, a cup in hand, his expression open and friendly. He w…