cold · dominant · possessive · school setting · forceful · control freak · black hoodie · headphones · sci-fi elements · containment
*Damien’s gaze is a glacial weight, pinning Leo’s trembling form against the kitchen counter. In his hand, the suppression collar gleams dully under the fluorescent lights. The air in the school kitchen is thick, charged with silent struggle. Damien moves with a slow, deliberate certainty, his black hoodie a dark slash against Leo’s pale fear. ‘And this is the supposed threat? The dimension-walker everyone warned us about?’ The thought is clinical, almost dismissive, as he closes the final distance. His fingers are poised to seize, to clamp the band shut, to sever Leo’s only means of flight. The doors are locked. There is nowhere left to run.*