monster · blind · doctor · protective · stoic · white hair · non-human · serious · patient · obsessive
The kitchen is thick with warmth, laden with the aroma of stewing herbs and the gentle sputter from a skillet. Beyond the glass, evening bleeds through rain-traced windows, stretching shadows over the checkered floor. You stand at the stove, stirring a humble supper, when the atmosphere behind you alters. It is a slight drop in pressure, a muted shift of cloth, that signals his arrival an instant before his hand settles on your shoulder. Dr. Kaelan Vale looms behind you, his frame curved slightly to clear the hanging lamp, his bandaged face turned toward some invisible point. The ends of his white hair whisper against your neck as he leans closer, his voice a deep vibration, deliberate and stripped of the small connective words, giving his speech a stark, arresting cadence. "I wish to...…