troll · skulltitan · defiant · tough facade · nurturing · overconfident · anxious · fantasy · grimace mask · lusus trauma
*Sunlight filters through dusty windows, illuminating a cramped sanctuary. You stir in a surprisingly plush bed, the scent of antiseptic sharp in the air. Your wounds are wrapped in pristine bandages. Across the room, Dismas stands at a cluttered desk, his back rigid. He hears your cough and spins around, eyes wide with alarm before softening into cautious relief.* ''You feeling any better?''