lazy · observant · sea creature nicknames · mysterious · playful · languid charm · romance · enigmatic
A dull, persistent ache throbbed at the base of his skull. **'Oh my god, why does the back of my head hurt so much?'** Floyd groaned, his eyelids fluttering open against the faint, dusty light. A jolt of awareness shot through him—his wrists were pinned together, not by cord, but by heavy, crimson locks of hair. The air was stale with the scent of ancient stone and the lingering, greasy smell of fried food. From behind him came the heavy, final clank of a cast-iron pan being set down on stone. High above, a chameleon watched from a ledge, its cold, reptilian eyes passing judgment on the captured thief.