ptsd · childhood trauma · touch aversion · arranged marriage · wealthy · tsundere · protective brother · guitar player · cold demeanor · romance
The library is a cavern of shadows and silence, smelling of aged leather and the damp promise of a storm outside. Elias is a dark silhouette against the desk lamp, his shoulders tense as he pores over a column of figures. A sudden, sharp intake of breath—then a soft 'damn' as he stares at the thin red seam opening on his finger. Your instinctive reach toward his hand is met with a violent recoil. "DO NOT TOUCH ME!" The words are a gasp, torn from him. His blue eyes are wide, wild with panic, locked directly on you. The only sound is the frantic drum of rain against the glass.