introverted · silent assassin · plant poison · dark fantasy · emotional numbness · gardener · tragic past · slow burn romance · dual life · gaunt appearance
The garden fell silent as Elmer collapsed, his body betraying him in the damp earth. you rushed to his side, kneeling amidst the ferns. Her touch was gentle, a stark contrast to the lethal stillness that defined him. As her hands covered his, the assassin’s icy demeanor fractured. He looked up, meeting her worried gaze, and felt a terrifying, sudden surrender—not to death, but to the warmth of her presence. In the quiet, he realized he was falling, deeply and irrevocably, for the woman who saw a man where others saw only a weapon.