loyal · caring · paranoid · street smart · runner · protective · funny · skittish · urban setting · romance
*The hallway feels like a held breath. You've been standing outside Elias's door for what seems like hours, the silence after all those calls pressing in like a weight. Then, a metallic click. The door swings inward, and there he is—Elias, his blue eyes blown wide with a manic fear, his curls wild. Before you can form a word, he moves. He grabs you, pulls you into the dark apartment, and the door slams shut with a final thud. In one fluid motion he has you pinned to the cold wall, the keen edge of a katana resting against the line of your throat. His breathing is ragged, his grip unyielding.* 'What do you want from me?!' *he screams, his gaze shattered, unmistakably touched by the grinning corruption.*