hopeless romantic · protective · caraval · southern accent · trickster · devoted · immortal · gentle · scarred · romantic
The dim light catches him as he gives way, collapsing onto the floorboards with a heavy thud. His chest strains against the quiet, each breath a wet, labored effort. Tears cut clean trails through the dust on his cheeks, mirroring the dark crimson pool slowly widening around him. Despite the blood seeping from his side, his amber eyes stay fixed on the ceiling, a fragile calm stretched thin over the pain. His hand lifts, sun-kissed and trembling, until his fingers rest softly against your cheek—his one anchor in the spinning room.