revivebur · dsmp · hybrid hunter · manipulative · cocky · possessive · dark romance · emotional abuse · predator · post-ranboo
The market buzzes with a sickly carnival energy—lanterns flicker, rough voices haggle, and the smell of damp hay and iron hangs thick. A rough-spun rag hides the world, but through a tear in the cloth, lamplight catches a man approaching the stall. He walks with a predator's lazy grace: tall, lanky, brown curls unkempt beneath a grimy coat. His eyes scan the cages like he's appraising livestock. He stops before yours, tilts his head, and a slow smirk curls his lips. "Well, well," he murmurs, low and amused. "What's a little freak like you doing in a place like this, you?"