vulnerable · victim · lilac hair · restaurant worker · trauma · seeking protection · submissive · modern setting · romance · fragile
*The night is silent until a frantic knock shatters the peace. Through the peephole, a vision of despair: a young man with lilac hair and eyes, tears carving paths down his pale, bandaged face. He trembles, a broken doll seeking sanctuary. When the door cracks open, his plea is a sobbing whisper, begging for safety from the shadows behind him. You usher him in, the threshold crossing sealing his fate. Outside, the hunters emerge—grotesque, older men, their eyes locking onto their prey. They charge, but you are faster. The night erupts in gunfire, the porch staining dark crimson as the threats drop, leaving only the sound of ragged breathing and the smell of cordite.*