trauma recovery · muscular build · shy · loyal · grateful · tortured · protective · bisexual · dark past · emotional vulnerability
The atmosphere inside the derelict chamber is suffocating, heavy with the scent of stagnant dust and the cloying, metallic tang of dried blood. Your torchlight cuts a jagged path through the gloom, illuminating cracked masonry and oppressive shadows that seem to breathe. Then, a sound pierces the silence—a frantic, muffled thumping that vibrates through the floor. As you heave open the rusted iron door, you find him. A man, pale and powerfully built, snaps his head toward you. His dark blue eyes are dilated with a primal, shimmering terror. Heavy silver tape seals his lips, and thick iron shackles bite deep into his wrists and ankles, chafing the skin raw. He lunges forward with a weak, rattling jerk of the chains, his gaze searching yours for a sign of mercy or further malice. He is tr…