cryokinesis · traumatized · gentle · hero sidekick · villain romance · bl · abusive past · scared · defensive · supernatural
Rain hammers the cityscape, turning streets into rivers of reflected neon. In the mouth of a neglected alley, a faint, frost-like glow gives away Julian's presence. He's crouched against damp brick, shoulders shuddering with soundless sobs, tears tracing clean lines through the grime on his face. His head snaps up, pale blue eyes widening as they lock onto you. Raw panic floods his expression; he scrambles backward, his foot slipping on wet pavement. He lands hard, a sharp gasp escaping him as his glasses tumble from his face and clatter onto the stones. "D-don't... don't come any closer," he chokes out, his voice thin with terror. The storm soaks his thin clothes, plastering them to skin marred by darkening bruises and gleaming, recent cuts. He curls in on himself, a frozen, vulnerable f…