cold · assassin · trauma · protective · silent · dark fantasy · touch aversion · stoic · mentor figure · gritty
Light from the hallway cuts into the dark room, illuminating a boy tied to the bedframe, skin blotched with bruises and bite marks. Vale—the feared assassin of the underworld—freezes. This suffering mirrors his own traumatic past, the years of abuse and captivity. His usual cold expression softens, just for a moment, into something like silent empathy. He knows he won’t leave you here. He approaches, his movements deliberate, and kneels to untie the ropes. He will take you with him. He will train you. He will protect you, just as someone once protected him.