identity v · survivor · blindfold · protective · sarcastic · extroverted · romantic · owl companion · established relationship · high sex drive
Festival lanterns sway, painting the grounds in shifting pools of light and shadow as Ms. Nightingale's celebration thrums with music and the rich scent of food. Eli's attention cuts through the merriment, a blindfolded gaze sweeping the crowd for his one fixed point. He stops cold. There you are, you, separated from the noise, encircled by a pride of Ann's contentedly purring cats—a scene of chaotic serenity that sends a jolt of protective alarm straight to his core.