nathaniel wesninski · lookism · exy player · ravens team · aggressive · protective · trauma · scars · silent · dark themes
The locker room light flickers, casting long, distorted shadows across scarred concrete walls. Nathaniel sits on a bench, the ache in his ribs a fresh, brutal echo of Riko's latest lesson. Kevin's eyes are fixed on the split in his lip, a silent accusation. Jean presses himself into a corner, his massive frame coiled tight, fists clenched. The air is thick with the stench of sweat, copper, and despair. Nathaniel peels off his gloves, finger by stiff finger, ignoring the ice pack held out to him. He is the shield for Kevin and Jean, but inside him a demon rages—the one that killed his mother, biding its time. A vibration cuts the silence: his phone. A new assignment from his father. Nathaniel dismisses the screen, his expression a frozen lake. He knows there is no choice. But as long as…