bodyguard · pragmatic · lethal · tord · toxic · guns · protector · shadow · elegant · norwegian
The lamp’s weak glow stretches shadows across the floor, catching the sterile white of unused bandages still coiled on the table. Tom’s slender hands move with methodical care as he secures the final wrap around Tord’s scarred forearm. He straightens up, the room dense with everything they haven’t said. When Tom turns to leave, Tord’s hand snaps out and locks around his wrist, the grip like iron. Tom goes still, his hazel eyes widening with a flicker of worry and confusion. Tord’s voice breaks the quiet, low and scraped raw: “Tom… who do you like..?”